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Biography - Julian Gavin - Tenor |
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 Australian born tenor Julian Gavin graduated from the University of Melbourne and undertook postgraduate studies in conducting at the Victorian College of the Arts before coming to London where he studied at the National Opera Studio.
His U.K. debut as Alvaro in LA FORZA DEL DESTINO for ENO led to a series of engagements for the company including roles such as Alfredo/LA TRAVIATA, Il Duca/RIGOLETTO, Rodolfo/LA BOHEME, Cavaradossi/TOSCA, and the title roles in THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, ERNANI and TROVATORE. Elsewhere his operatic appearances include Laca/JENUFA, Carlo VII/GIOVANNA D'ARCO (Opera North, Frankfurt). The title role in Luc Bondy's production of DON CARLOS conducted by Bernard Haitink, for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, a role which he repeated at the 1998 Edinburgh Festival, Pollione/NORMA (Lucerne, Michigan) Alfredo/TRAVIATA (Den Norske Oper, Opera Australia, Washington National Opera), Rodolfo/LA BOHEME (Trieste, Stuttgart, De Vlaamse Opera, Opera North), Rodolfo/LUISA MILLER (Essen, Bordeaux), Pinkerton/MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera North, State Opera South Australia), Des Grieux/MANON LESCAUT (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Daniel Oren), Hoffman/ THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (Washington, Vienna), Cavaradossi/TOSCA (Opera Colorado, ENO), Don JosÈ/CARMEN (Opera Australia, Kansas Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm, Z˙rich with Michael Plasson, Teatro Real, Madrid with Alan Lombard, Vienna State Opera, Duetche Oper Berlin, Opera Colorado, ENO), Roméo/ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Opera Australia), DON CARLO (Minnesota Opera, New Israeli Opera, Opera North, Calaf/TURANDOT (SOSA) ANDREA CHENIER/title role (Essen, Lyric Opera Queensland, Chelsea Opera Group, Graz, Liége) Cavaradossi/TOSCA (English National Opera, Opera Colorado),Des Grieux MANON (Opera North, Opera Australia), Dick Johnson/LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (New Israeli Opera, Opera de Montreal), Duke/RIGOLETTO for Opera Colorado, Jenik/THE BARTERED BRIDE at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Edgardo/LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Opera Queensland, Gustavo/UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Boston Lyric Opera, Bordeaux, Opera Australia) The Prince/RUSLALKA (Opera Australia), Avito/L'AMORE DEI TRE RE Opera Holland Park
 In concert, Julian Gavin has performed a wide ranging repertoire with major Orchestras throughout the world including appearances with The Philharmonia, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Edo de Waart, National Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin, London Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Litton, Halle Orchestra under Mark Elder, BBC Symphony and many others.
He has recorded ERNANI and CARMEN for Chandos, Godvino in AROLDO and a new recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 for Philips, the rarely heard Bizet opera IVAN IV with Orchestre National de Radio France (including concert performance) - in addition to numerous television and radio broadcasting credits in the UK, Australia and America.
His future plans include Don Jose/CARMEN touring Japan for Opera de Lausanne, Pinkerton/MADAMA BUTTERFLY for Opera Australia, Don Carlo for Opera North in a tour and new recording, Florestan/FIDELIO in the Summer of 2009, A new production of The Tales of Hoffmann for Opera Colorado, A new production of Tosca for ENO in Spring 2010, Paolo in Zandonai's rarely heard opera Francesca da Rimini for Opera Holland Park in the summer of 2010,
Now a British Citizen, Julian lives in London together with his wife and five children. In addition to his busy calender of performances Julian has a thriving teaching practice and has given numerous master classes, both at home and internationally.
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