Orchestral repetoire includes:
Elijah (Mendelssohn), Requiem (Faure), Requiem (Brahms), The Kingdom, The Apostles
and The Dream of Gerontius (all by Elgar),
Carmina Burana (Orff), Sea Symphony (Vaughan Williams), Des Knaben Wunder Horn
(Mahler), A Mass of Life (Delius),
L'enfance du Christ (Berlioz), War Requiem (Britten)
He has performed in concert with most British Orchestras.
He has also performed with the Orchestre de Paris under Barenboim, the Berlin Philharmonica under Muti, and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal under Charles Dutoit.
In Australia he has sung with both the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
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COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS:
date / country / competition or award
COMPETITIONS
1972; Australia; Adelaide Eisteddfod Championship
1973; Australia; Melbourne Sun Aria, Sydney Sun Aria, Adelaide Advertiser Aria,
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Instrumental and Vocal Competition (Vocal Section), BP Showcase (a National
TV talent quest).
1974; Australia; Canberra Aria.
AWARDS
1979; USA; the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences best
opera recording for 1979 (Grammy Award) as a Principal Soloist on the recording
of Peter Grimes with Jon Vickers, Heather Harper,
Sir Colin Davis and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
1988; Australia; Green Room Theatre Awards, Victoria - "Leading Male Artist"
as Gerard in the Victoria State Opera's production of Andrea Chenier