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 | Australian tenor and composer David Hobson is one of Australia’s best known operatic performers.
He has sung many roles for Opera Australia including his award winning performances of Rodolfo (la Boheme) and the title role in Orphee. Other roles for OA have included Nadir (Pearl Fishers), Dorvil (La Scala di seta) and Florville (Il Signor Bruschino), as well as Ralph Rackstraw (HMS Pinafore), the Defendant (Trial by Jury) and Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance). For Victorian Opera, David performed in the productions of Through the Looking Glass and The Elixir of Love.
Internationally, he has appeared with San Francisco Opera in the world premiere of Dangerous Liaisons and a concert with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Special engagements include the title role in Candide at the 2006 Perth International Festival, a performance in the Great Hall, Canberra for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and singing the National Anthem at the AFL Grand Final. He is also well known to television audiences from his appearances on Carols in the Domain, Carols by Candlelight, Dancing with the Stars and It Takes Two.
His most recent solo album - A Little Closer - is a collection of great pop classics and original material. In 2007 he released The Promise, Presenting David Hobson and The Exquisite Hour. His discography also includes a number of top-selling CDs including You’ll Never Walk Alone with Teddy Tahu Rhodes, a collection of original compositions with David Hirschfelder and a duet album with Anthony Warlow. David’s compositions include a music theatre version of Macbeth, the chamber opera Remembering Rosie, and the soundtrack to the film One Perfect Day, which was awarded Best Score by the Australian Film Critics Association.
David has won numerous awards including a MO Award for Operatic Performer of the Year, the Sydney Critic's Circle Award, The Age Performing Arts Award for Best Performer in Opera, and an Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Award.
In 2010, David will perform Opera Australia’s productions of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide for the Sydney Festival and Die Fledermaus.
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