Simon Thorpe

Born in Tasmania‚ Australian baritone Simon Thorpe studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and spent a year at the National Opera Studio. His many roles include the title roles of Der Fliegende Holländer, Gianni Schicchi and Rigoletto, Jack Rance (La fanciulla del West), Scarpia (Tosca), Tonio (Pagliacci), Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana) Michele (Il tabarro), Germont (La traviata), Ankerström (Un ballo in maschera) and Pizarro (Fidelio). He has appeared with UK companies including Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Holland Park, English Touring Opera and Longborough Festival Opera, and elsehwere with Opéra Toulon, Teatro Nacional de Säo Carlos, Lisbon, Opera Australia and State Opera of South Australia. Concert appearences include with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming engagements include the title role of Falstaff for the West Green House Opera.