Warwick Fyfe is an Australian opera singer, considered to be one of Australia’s leading exponents of the Wagnerian repertoire and is the recipient of Helpmann and Green Room awards.
Warwick has performed throughout Australasia and internationally, Most recently, he has sung the rôles of Wotan / Wanderer (MO, OMM and Alberich, OA). Other Wagner rôles include Heerrufer (OA); Beckmesser (OA); Klingsor (OA); Hunding (WASO); Dutchman (OA), Daland (VO); Wolfram (OA); Fasolt (SOSA).
Other major work encompasses Amonasro (Aida-FNO, OA); Pizarro (Fidelio-MO, OA,WASO); Athanaël (Thaïs-FNO); Peter (Hansel and Gretel- OA),OMM); Four Villains (Tales of Hoffmann-ETO); Falstaff (OA); Rigoletto (OA, NZO); Sancho Panza (Don Quichotte- OA); Paolo (Simon Boccanegra- OA); Leporello (NZO) (OA) ; Fra Melitone (Forza del Destino- OA); Scarpia (WAO, OA); Tonio (I Pagliacci- NZO); Faninal (Der Rosenkavalier- OA); Schaunard (La Boheme- OA); Dr Schon /Jack the Ripper (Lulu- OA) ; Germont (La Traviata- OA); Mandryka (Arabella-OA).
Warwick has delighted audiences in comedic rôles, such as Bottom (Midsummer Night’s Dream, Adelaide Festival); Barone di Trombonok (Viaggio a Rheims - OA); Geronio (Il Turco in Italia- OA); Dr Bartolo (Barber of Seville- WAO) (VOC); Pooh Bah (OA); Taddeo (Italian Girl in Algiers- NZO); Papageno (OA).
Concert work includes: Gurrelieder, (SSO); Carmina Burana (MSO, QSO, Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus); Fidelio (WASO); Beethoven 9 (MSO), (Orchestra Wellington); Verdi Requiem WASO, QSO, WAYO); The Bells, WASO; Stabat Mater (Rossini, SSO); Viva Verdi (TYO); St Matthew Passion, St John Passion (Melbourne Bach Choir); Bluebeard’s Castle (Monash Academy Orchestra); Mahler 8 (OMM); Stabat Mater (Szymanowski), (Melbourne Bach Choir); Ein Deutsches Requiem (OA), (Melbourne Bach Choir); Messiah (State Symphony Orchestras).
Warwick was born in Canberra, Australia, and has four elder siblings, Sue, Cheryl, Gordon and Maree. Most of his family live in Canberra, although Warwick is currently based in Sydney, where he lives with his wife, Dr Ruth Frances. Warwick's other major interests include art, literature, film, politics, history, and the Australian countryside.
Born: Canberra, Australia, 1969
Educated: Red Hill Primary School, Telopea Park High School, Narrabundah College, Canberra.
Music Education: Canberra School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts
Victoria State Opera Schools Company
Victoria State Opera Young Artist Program
Opera Australia Young Artist Program
Opera Australia Principal
Senior Principal Artist, Opera Australia
International Freelance Artist 2015- present
Patrick Togher Artists' Management (PTAM)
Phone:
Patrick +61 411 129 690
Natalie +61 403 770 602
Jaimee-lee +61 410 210 461
2024
Gurrelieder. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Speaker.
Concert work has included:
Carmina Burana, SSO (Sing), MSO. QSO, ASO.
Mahler 8. Singapore (OMM)
Beethoven 9. SSO, MSO, WASO. NZSO.
Messiahs: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart.
Missa Solemnis. SPO
Stabat Mater, Szymanowski; Ein Deutsches Requiem. Melbourne Bach Choir.
The Bells, Rachmaninoff. (WASO)
St.John Passion. Melbourne
St Matthew Passion. Canberra, Melbourne
Bach, B Minor Mass. Canberra
Beethoven, Mass in C. (Melbourne)
Israel in Egypt. Melbourne
Schütz Fili mi, Absalon. Melbourne, Sydney.
Links:
https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts/simone-young-conducts-gurrelieder
Photo: Warwick Fyfe and Jamie Allen, ABC Classic 100 concert
Singing the rôle of The Speaker in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder. Sydney Symphony Orchestra, 2024.
As a performer, Warwick draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources, including literature, art, film, personal experiences, current events, and the world around us. Indeed, as he makes his way through life, he tries to be like a sponge. Warwick takes the view that if a performer is an empty vessel, nothing interesting can come out o
As a performer, Warwick draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources, including literature, art, film, personal experiences, current events, and the world around us. Indeed, as he makes his way through life, he tries to be like a sponge. Warwick takes the view that if a performer is an empty vessel, nothing interesting can come out of him / her. Art cannot be fluked. To this end, he believes in the German concept of 'Bildung' -the onus of intelligibility and the vital importance of having a rich cultural hinterland.
[Photo courtesy of Finnish National Opera. Role: Athanaël in Thaïs]
Warwick has been the recipient of many awards including:
Winston Churchill Fellowship
Helpmann Award
Green Room Awards
The Bayreuth Scholarship
Performing Arts WA award for outstanding achievement by an interstate artist
McDonald’s Aria
Heinz Australian Youth Aria
Leopold Julian Kronenberg Foundation Award (Stanislaw Moniuszko International Vocal
Warwick has been the recipient of many awards including:
Winston Churchill Fellowship
Helpmann Award
Green Room Awards
The Bayreuth Scholarship
Performing Arts WA award for outstanding achievement by an interstate artist
McDonald’s Aria
Heinz Australian Youth Aria
Leopold Julian Kronenberg Foundation Award (Stanislaw Moniuszko International Vocal Competition,Warsaw)
Dame Mabel Brookes Memorial Fellowship
The Austral Salon Scholarship
The Mabel Kent Scholarship
Bayreuth Bursary
Current reading:
Margaret Thatcher, The authorised biography Volume: Herself alone. By Charles Moore.
Currently, I'm listening to Decca's Piano Masterworks 50 CD set.
Other favourites are:
Brahms Symphony No.1
Bruckner Symphony No. 4
Dvorak Czech SuiteBach St Matthew Passion
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Vivaldi Pisendel Sonatas
Hayden Emperor Quartet
Schubert Piano Trio in E flat
Smetana, The Moldau
Strauss, R. Til Eulenspiegel
Before showing up at any rehearsal, I must learn the words, and exactly what they mean; learn the music and the exact notes that I must sing. I need to know what the composer had in mind for the work to be performed. This process can take up to a year or two for some rôles.
If possible I must know what the director has in mind for the look of the production and the moves. I should have some idea of what the conductor has in mind for tempi, dynamics.
What rôles am I learning / studying at present?
Vodnik, in Rusalka
Der Sprecher, in Gurrelieder
Hans Sachs, in Meistersinger
Scarpia, in Tosca
Singers from whose recordings I've learnt:
Gustav Neidlinger, Josef Greindl, Hans Hotter, George London, Norman Bailey, Jerome Hines, Astrid Varnay, Leonie Rysanek, Tito Gobbi, Otto Edelmann
With my very dear friend, Maestro Stephen Mould
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.