Name Jeffrey Black | Role Opera singer | |
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Albums Symphonies nos. 5, 9, 11, Carmina Burana Movies Rossini: Cinderella (Australian Opera) Similar People Michael Chance, Barbara Hendricks, Franz Welser‑Most, Aleksandr Lokshin | ||
2012 jeremy kleeman bass baritone masterclass with jeffrey black and david harper
Jeffrey Black (born 1962 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is an internationally acclaimed opera singer. He studied singing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and appeared in many of the operas staged by the Conservatorium students and post-graduate students, including appearing in the role of "Figaro", as a first year opera student, in the Conservatorium's 1981 production of The Marriage of Figaro, at the Basil Jones Theatre (now called the QUT Gardens Theatre).
Contents
- 2012 jeremy kleeman bass baritone masterclass with jeffrey black and david harper
- 2014 isabella moore soprano masterclass with jeffrey black and david harper
- Career
- Roles
- Personal life
- References
2014 isabella moore soprano masterclass with jeffrey black and david harper
Career
Black was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. He won the Marianne Mathy Scholarship in the Australian Singing Competition in 1983 and the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship in 1985.
Black made his operatic debut as a principal singer with the Australian Opera in 1984. He made his debut in the United Kingdom at Glyndebourne in 1986. [1][2]
Jeffrey Black has sung with some of the world's leading Opera companies, including:
Roles
Jeffrey Black's opera and operetta roles have included, among others, the following:
Personal life
He met his wife Janice on stage when playing Figaro in the Marriage of Figaro and his wife played Suzanna. They have a son James and daughter Tiffany. Black's son has diabetes, and he has been active in fundraising in support of his cause.