Helden Bass Baritone
Meet Warwick
Opera Repertoire
Opera Repertoire
Opera Repertoire
Warwick Fyfe is an Australian opera singer, Helden Baritone, considered to be one of Australia’s leading exponents of the Wagnerian repertoire who has performed throughout Australasia and internationally. Most recently, he has sung Water King (Vodnik) (Rusalka- WAOC), and Scarpia (Tosca, OA). Wagner rôles include: Wotan / (Wanderer) MOC,
Warwick Fyfe is an Australian opera singer, Helden Baritone, considered to be one of Australia’s leading exponents of the Wagnerian repertoire who has performed throughout Australasia and internationally. Most recently, he has sung Water King (Vodnik) (Rusalka- WAOC), and Scarpia (Tosca, OA). Wagner rôles include: Wotan / (Wanderer) MOC, OMM and Alberich, OA) (OA); Heerufer (OA); Beckmesser (OA); Klingsor (OA); Hunding (WASO); Dutchman (OA), Daland (VO); Wolfram (OA); Fasolt (SOSA).
Other major rôles include: Pizarro (Fidelio-MO, OA,WASO); Amonasro (Aida, OA, Finnish National Opera); (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 (Mikado, OA); Taddeo (Italian Girl in Algiers- NZO); Papageno (Magic Flute, OA).
In Concert
Opera Repertoire
Opera Repertoire
Bach, Ein Deutsches Requiem. Melbourne Bach Choir.
Bach, St.John Passion. Melbourne
Bach, St Matthew Passion. Canberra,
Bach, B Minor Mass. Canberra
Bartók, Bluebeard's Castle. Monash Academy.
Beethoven 9. SSO, MSO, WASO.,
Beethoven, Mass in C. Melbourne.
Beethoven, Fidelio (WASO)
Mahler 8. (OMM, Sing)
Orff, Carmina Burana SSO , MSO. QSO, ASO.
Bach, Ein Deutsches Requiem. Melbourne Bach Choir.
Bach, St.John Passion. Melbourne
Bach, St Matthew Passion. Canberra,
Bach, B Minor Mass. Canberra
Bartók, Bluebeard's Castle. Monash Academy.
Beethoven 9. SSO, MSO, WASO.,
Beethoven, Mass in C. Melbourne.
Beethoven, Fidelio (WASO)
Mahler 8. (OMM, Sing)
Orff, Carmina Burana SSO , MSO. QSO, ASO.NZSO.
Handel, Messiahs: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart.
Missa Solemnis. SPO
Rachmaninoff, The Bells. (WASO)
Rossini, Stabat Mater. (SSO),
Szymanowski, Stabat Mater. (Melbourne Bach Choir)
Schoenberg, Gurrelieder. SSO
Verd, Requiem WASO, QSO, WAYO
Wagner, Rheingold, OMM (Sing)
Wagner, Walküre. WASO
Wagner; Parsifal. OA
Photo: With Jonas Kaufmann, OA Parsifal (As Klingsor).
Representation
Opera Repertoire
Representation
Patrick Togher, Director
Patrick Togher Artists’ Management
109A Burradoo Rd
Burradoo NSW 2576
Email: patrick@patricktogher.com
Mobile: 0411 129 690 (Patrick Togher)
Website: http://www.patricktogher.com
Natalie De Biasi: Artist Manager
natalie@patricktogher.com 0403 770 602
Paull-Anthony Keightley: Artist Manager
Paull@paticktogher.com 0433 043
Patrick Togher, Director
Patrick Togher Artists’ Management
109A Burradoo Rd
Burradoo NSW 2576
Email: patrick@patricktogher.com
Mobile: 0411 129 690 (Patrick Togher)
Website: http://www.patricktogher.com
Natalie De Biasi: Artist Manager
natalie@patricktogher.com 0403 770 602
Paull-Anthony Keightley: Artist Manager
Paull@paticktogher.com 0433 043 502
A member of international Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA) http://www.iamaworld.com
A member of Opera Managers’ Association International http://www.operamanagers.org
https://www.patricktogher.com/warwick-fyfe/
Photo: As Athanaël in Thaïs. Photo credit: Finnish National Opera .
Recent Opera Roles
TOSCA, Opera Australia, 2024
As Scarpia in Tosca. For Opera Australia, Melbourne & Sydney.
Alberich, Der Ring des Nibelungen. 2023 Opera Australia
“The singing was of a consistently high standard, with the Alberich of Warwick Fyfe particularly fine. His familiar, award-winning portrayal of this character was superb, the sudden moments of vocal beauty in his powerful singing giving the character unexpected but moving glimpses of a flawed and deeply buried humanity. “ Michael Halliwell, ABR. 4/12/2023
“And into the history books Warwick Fyfe goes in accomplishing a feat of operatic strength and flexibility after demonstrating what a commanding Wotan he can portray in MOC’s Ring earlier this year and following up with a performance equal to the world’s best with his persistently parasitic and impactful Alberich. “ Paul Selar, Opera Today. 10/12/2023
Wotan, The Ring 2023. Melbourne Opera Company
“The singing was of a generally high order, led by Warwick Fyfe’s magisterial Wotan, a long way from his last seen (but equally effective) appearance as Bottom. He suggested a boss god genuinely challenged by the magnitude of the decisions demanded of him, and it will be interesting to see how this develops through the succeeding operas.” Sandra Bowdler, 25/-3/2023. Bachtrack.
https://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-negus-chaundy-melbourne-opera-bendigo-march-2023
To see video clip, click below
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Forthcoming
2025
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
16, 19, 23 February, TBC Melbourne
14, 15 March TBC
19, 23, 26, 29 July, 1, 5, 9, 11 Aug. Rusalka. Opera Australia.
16, 18, 21, 23, 25 Oct TBC
3, 4 October, Verdi Requiem. Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
13, 16 November, Siegfried. Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
30 Nov. TBC
Photo:Fidelio, in Concert. WASO. With Jonathan Lemalu, Adrian Tamburini, Warwick Fyfe & Andrew Goodwin.
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
“Warwick Fyfe’s Water King is a bold, terrifying, and wondrous presence on stage. The bass baritone handled the drama and technical demands of the role with poise. It’s a pleasure to hear this voice type at length” Limelight, 29/07/2024. Emma Jayakumar.
“Fyfe is immediately commanding in dark baritone voice and presence as harp (William N
“Warwick Fyfe’s Water King is a bold, terrifying, and wondrous presence on stage. The bass baritone handled the drama and technical demands of the role with poise. It’s a pleasure to hear this voice type at length” Limelight, 29/07/2024. Emma Jayakumar.
“Fyfe is immediately commanding in dark baritone voice and presence as harp (William Nichols) announces the heroine’s motif, running through the score like a silken thread.” David Cusworth, The West Australian 22/07/2024
Concert Repertoire
Rusalka: Review 2024 WAO
Concert Repertoire
Bach, Ein Deutsches Requiem. Melbourne Bach Choir.
Bach, St.John Passion. Melbourne
Bach, St Matthew Passion. Canberra,
Bach, B Minor Mass. Canberra
Bartók, Bluebeard's Castle. Monash Academy.
Beethoven 9. SSO, MSO, WASO.,
Beethoven, Mass in C. Melbourne.
Beethoven, Fidelio (WASO)
Mahler 8. (OMM, Sing)
Orff, Carmina Burana SSO , MSO. QSO, ASO.
Bach, Ein Deutsches Requiem. Melbourne Bach Choir.
Bach, St.John Passion. Melbourne
Bach, St Matthew Passion. Canberra,
Bach, B Minor Mass. Canberra
Bartók, Bluebeard's Castle. Monash Academy.
Beethoven 9. SSO, MSO, WASO.,
Beethoven, Mass in C. Melbourne.
Beethoven, Fidelio (WASO)
Mahler 8. (OMM, Sing)
Orff, Carmina Burana SSO , MSO. QSO, ASO.NZSO.
Handel, Messiahs: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart.
Missa Solemnis. SPO
Rachmaninoff, The Bells. (WASO)
Rossini, Stabat Mater. (SSO),
Szymanowski, Stabat Mater. (Melbourne Bach Choir)
Schoenberg, Gurrelieder. SSO
Verd, Requiem WASO, QSO, WAYO
Wagner, Rheingold, OMM (Sing)
Wagner, Walküre. WASO
Photo: With Jamie Allen, OA Gala Concert
Concert Favourites
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
“Australian bass-baritone Warwick Fyfe’s performance of a part that has been taken by actors like Werner Klemperer (son of the conductor, Otto) or by ex-singers (Schoenberg apparently mulled over the idea of a retired tenor) was magisterial – full of illuminating gesture and direct communication (helping us to ‘see’, for example, the web
“Australian bass-baritone Warwick Fyfe’s performance of a part that has been taken by actors like Werner Klemperer (son of the conductor, Otto) or by ex-singers (Schoenberg apparently mulled over the idea of a retired tenor) was magisterial – full of illuminating gesture and direct communication (helping us to ‘see’, for example, the web that the summer wind tore away). Toward the end it was if Fyfe was longing to sing, a moving yearning that led logically into a powerful choral conclusion, testament to music’s ability to deliver the most decisively powerful climaxes.” Gordon Williams, Operawire. 24/03/2024
https://operawire.com/sydney-symphony-orchestra-2024-review-gurrelieder/#google_vignette
Fidelio 2020, WASO
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
Under the baton of Maestro Ascher Fisch, with the West Australian Symphon Orchestra.
“Warwick Fyfe is impassioned as the evil prison governor, joined by the 40-strong male members of the WASO chorus in his rousing introduction. His is a visceral performance. From the thump of his footsteps as he enters the stage, Fyfe’s performance supers
Under the baton of Maestro Ascher Fisch, with the West Australian Symphon Orchestra.
“Warwick Fyfe is impassioned as the evil prison governor, joined by the 40-strong male members of the WASO chorus in his rousing introduction. His is a visceral performance. From the thump of his footsteps as he enters the stage, Fyfe’s performance supersedes the concert form, giving a peek into how this character could be played in a full production” Leah Mercer, The Conversation, 3//03/2020
Parsifal 2017
Gurrelieder 2024, SSO
Parsifal 2017
"Warwick Fyfe as the evil sorcerer Klingsor was simply sensational. He thundered the text, expressing the seething rage underlying Klingsor’s malevolence. His articulation of Wagner’s text was exemplary. Having recently excelled as Alberich in Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle, Fyfe has shown himself to be one of the finest Wagnerian singers A
"Warwick Fyfe as the evil sorcerer Klingsor was simply sensational. He thundered the text, expressing the seething rage underlying Klingsor’s malevolence. His articulation of Wagner’s text was exemplary. Having recently excelled as Alberich in Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle, Fyfe has shown himself to be one of the finest Wagnerian singers Australia has produced." Deen Hamaker, Soundslike Sydney , 9/08/2017
"The image Wagner created of the open bleeding wound to represent a self-inflicted fall from grace, brings to mind the art of Francis Bacon. That image is taken further in the figure of the self-castrated Klingsor, to whose impotent malevolence Warwick Fyfe brought terrifying ferocity, a keen-edged incisive voice, madly wandering eye and brilliant character portrayal." Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald, 10/08/2017
Some favourite rôles, operas
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
“The rustics were led by Opera Australia stalwart baritone Warwick Fyfe, totally unrecognisable and displaying an unsuspected talent for knockabout comedy. His Bottom was a marvel of comic timing, while singing with resonant beauty mixed with hilarious hee-hawing.” Bachtrack, 28/2/21 . Sandra Bowdler .
Amonasro, in Aida.
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
“The performer who was fully in the role from the first moment he arrived on stage was Australian bass Warwick Fyfe in the role of Amonasro the Ethiopian king. Spectacular singing and fiercely in-the-moment acting, he really stood out from the rest of the cast. “ Sydney Arts Guide, 24/06/2021 . Annabelle Drumm.
Pizarro, in Fidelio
As Bottom, Midsummer Night's Dream. ASO
Pizarro, in Fidelio
“Warwick Fyfe was a commanding vocal presence as the prison governor Pizarro. His incarnation of the dastardly villain, already strongly marked in Beethoven’s music, became almost parodic with a physical performance that embodied the twisted evil of this malefactor, acknowledged by the friendly booing mixed with applause that greeted Fyfe
“Warwick Fyfe was a commanding vocal presence as the prison governor Pizarro. His incarnation of the dastardly villain, already strongly marked in Beethoven’s music, became almost parodic with a physical performance that embodied the twisted evil of this malefactor, acknowledged by the friendly booing mixed with applause that greeted Fyfe’s curtain call. “
Elizabeth Kertesz, Australian Book Review, Arts . 9/2/2020
Community: 2024-5
Community Events
Meeting our Music Community
Meeting our Music Community
Meeting our Music Community
Meeting our Music Community
Meeting our Music Community
In between performances, Warwick enjoys meeting community groups, other musicians, colleagues, giving talks, assisting with master classes, adjudication as well as occasionally performing for community concerts.
Seen here with Esteban Inausti, President of the Wagner Society of NSW, at a talk for the society earlier this year.
Dvorak Stabat Mater
Meeting our Music Community
Dvorak Stabat Mater
Experience Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, a powerful and emotionally charged work that takes audiences on a soul-stirring journey.
With soaring melodies and rich orchestration, this deeply moving work is a must-hear for anyone seeking an unforgettable and uplifting musical experience.
Joining conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith and the Willoughby Sy
Experience Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, a powerful and emotionally charged work that takes audiences on a soul-stirring journey.
With soaring melodies and rich orchestration, this deeply moving work is a must-hear for anyone seeking an unforgettable and uplifting musical experience.
Joining conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is a cast of amazing soloists including award winning bass-baritone Warwick Fyfe. Accompanied by Julliard trained Christina Henson Hayes, and emerging opera artists Ashlee Woodgate and Nathan Bryon.
Plus, hear the divine voices of the Willoughby Symphony Choir.
A magnificent concert not to be missed!
Playing 12 and 13 October at the Concourse. Tickets: https://bit.ly/4e6mKbn