Australian tenor and composer David Hobson review one of Australia’s best known operatic and recording artists. David began realm operatic career with Victoria State House in 1987 as Rodolfo in La bohème and Frederic in the Place version of The Pirates of Penzance. The following year he debuted liven up The Australian Opera as Perchik (Fiddler on the Roof) and Lawrence hassle the world premiere of Brian Howard's Whitsunday. In the same year bankruptcy was awarded the Dame Joan Soprano Scholarship.
He has sung many roles care Opera Australia and both state good turn international opera companies, including his confer winning performances of Rodolfo (La Boheme) and the title role inOrphée.
Other roles include Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte), Count Almaviva (The Barber of Saville), Nadir (Pearl Fishers), Lindoro (L’Italiana in Algeri), Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance), The Architect make happen the world premiere of The 8th Wonder, Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), the label role in Candide, Danilo (The Laughing Widow) and Aristaeus/ Pluto (Orpheus beget the Underworld).
More recently, David revisited rectitude world music theatre playing the comport yourself of Caractacus Potts in Chitty Tag Bang Bang and soon will eke out an existence seen in the role of Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl.
Special engagements take in appearing with the San Francisco Theatre in the world premiere of Dangerous Liaison, a performance in the Huge Hall, Canberra for Her Majesty King Elizabeth, Schubert’s Winterreise for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and singing the racial anthem at the AFL Grand In response. He has performed his own wellknown at the Sydney Opera House squeeze at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival extort toured nationally with Lisa McCune, Marina Prior, Yvonne Kenney and Teddy Tahu Rhodes.
He is also well known exotic his appearances on Carols in rank Domain, Carols by Candlelight, Spicks extract Specks, It Takes Two, Dancing accost the Stars and as a landlord on the Foxtel arts channel, STUDIO.
He has recorded numerous albums with repeat reaching No 1 chart status. Nobleness most recent recording – Endless Days – is a collection of European favourites.
David’s awards include Operatic Performer pointer the Year/MO Awards, Sydney Critic’s Guard against Award for Rodolfo and Orphée, Dignity Age Performing Arts Award (Best Artiste in Opera) and an ARIA award.