In 1. 98. 4 he was accepted into the Victoria State Opera (now Opera Australia) and performed in virtually every opera mounted by them between 1. In 1. 98. 9 Lucas began a three year part- time Diploma course at the Victorian College of the Arts studying at the Opera Studio. He performed there as Marcello in . During this time he was trained for solo roles in upcoming seasons including Dancairo in Carmen. After that he travelled to London for three months to train with Audrey Langford before returning to understudy and perform Dr Malatesta in Don Pasquale in September 1.
His engagements as a soloist for the Victoria State Opera have included many other understudies such as Figaro in The Barber of Seville in 1. Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly in 1. He also performed the role of The Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly in 1. Lucas enjoyed considerable success in Australian singing competitions, winning the Australian Singing Competition in 1. He competed as one of six finalists for the 1. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Scholarship and was placed second in the 1. Metropolitan Opera Auditions.
In February 1. 99. London to further his career, taking lessons from Margaret Lobo, Jeffrey Nielson- Taylor and Ludmilla Andrew. In August '9. 2 and July '9. Brereton International Music Symposium summer school for singers, working extensively with Thomas Hampson. Roles performed in 1.
Coppelius and Dapertutto in The Tales of Hoffmann for Chelmsford Opera, Dr Falke in Die Fledermaus for Surrey Opera, Marcello in La Boh. In 1. 99. 3 he performed Ping in Turandot for the Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge, Figaro in The Barber of Seville for Court Opera in Holland Park, London, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte for Court Opera and Escamillo in Carmen for Opera South. He also began studying at the National Opera Studio in London, sponsored by the Friends of Covent Garden, which he completed in May 1. He made his Glyndebourne debut in June 1. Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro when Andreas Schmidt fell ill. Other engagements for 1.
Rossini's Figaro (Court Opera), roles in the Wexford Festival and the Brahms Requiem for Leicester University. In 1. 99. 5 he understudied Count Almaviva for Welsh National Opera, performed Morales and understudied Escamillo for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and performed Zurga in The Pearl Fishers for the Victoria State Opera in Australia.
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In 1. 99. 6 he has performed Don Giovanni for the Athens Concert Hall, directed by Ruggero Raimondi, Fr. He also performed in the Brahms German Requiem for the London Oriana Choir. Then in May he was understudy for Harlequin in . In June he performed Don Giovanni again for Opera Atelier , on this occasion at the NAC in Ottawa.
Following on from this he was Marcello in . In August he made his debut in the role of Eugene Onegin at Holland Park, Central London, a role he then understudied for the English National Opera. Performances for European Chamber Opera in 1. Marcello, Sharpless, Escamillo and Enrico (Lucia di Lamermoor). In September he toured with Mid- Wales Opera as Papageno. Perfomances in 1. Silvio in . In April and May he performed for Music Theatre Kernow as Belcore in .
Also in June he performed the role of Procolo in a Donizetti comic- opera . His continueing association with Opera Australia included the roles of Silvio and Escamillo in the Sydney seasons. Principle roles performed in 2.
Sharpless (Butterfly) and Yamadori (Butterfly) for Opera Australia. In 2. 00. 4 he performed the role of Zurga in The Pearl Fishers in the Opera In The Domain in Sydney (January).
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He also continued to teach singing at Monash University, Victoria. Further performances included the role of Valentin in Faust for West Australian Opera (August) and the premiere performance of the new Victorian quartet 'Glisten' at the Melbourne International Music Festival (October). Following this was the role of St.
Brioche in The Merry Widow for Opera Australia (November/December). In 2. 00. 5 Lucas has performed a cycle composed by Sarah de Jong titled 'Mountain Songs of New Zealand' in Christchurch and at The Hermitage at Mount Cook. At the same time he performed the premiere of a new Australian work by Sarah de Jong 'Songs of Odysseus'. Two CDs were released in 2. The Music of Henry Handel Richardson' (PLC, Melbourne) and the Brahms Requiem (Royal Melbourne Philharmonic).
Lucas also performed for the Queensland Music Festival in Opera In the Winery at Jimbour, Darby QLD. In 2. 00. 6 Lucas performed the role of Germont in La traviata for Opera at De Bortolis winery and toured as Don Giovanni for Melbourne Opera around Victoria. In 2. 00. 7 he performed the lead role in an Australian premiere of the opera NELSON, composed by Melbourne composer Stuart Greenbaum, at the Castlemaine Arts Festival. In October Lucas was appointed as the Musical Director for the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir (MWMC) - a major community choir in Melbourne with a membership of over 7.
Lucas performed the role of Marcello in Puccini's La boh. He performed at several concerts as conductor and soloist for the MWMC and concluded the year performing the role of Ping in Turandot for Opera Queenslend. Lucas performed for Melbourne Opera again in 2. Germont in La traviata, this time in English, performing in Melbourne, Warrnambool and Hobart. Performances continued to great acclaim with the MWMC. He followed this with performances of Scarpia in Tosca in October, 2. Melbourne Opera in the Atheneum Theatre, Melbourne, and in Hobart.
In 2. 01. 0 Lucas continued his work and performances as Musical Director for the MWMC, performing in the Hamer Hall and the Robert Blackwood Hall, Melbourne, and was instrumental on the release of their 2. CD . He did one concert performance of Scarpia in Tosca in Sky City, Darwin in June 2. Lucas performing in the first . The night was a great success and will surely lead to more. MWMC concerts continued every month. In August he performed in the Richard Wagner project . David Kram, and in October he performed Dancairo in Carmen for Melbourne Opera.
Performances as Dancairo for Melbourne Opera’s Carmen and for The Ring. The MWMVC concerts every month keep Lucas very busy and heavily involved with choral work. In 2. 01. 3 Lucas completed a Graduate Diploma of Music at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. This qualification was a much sought after goal for Lucas. This has propelled Lucas into further study in 2.
In 2. 01. 4 Lucas and the Melbourne Welsh Choir performed in Salzburg and Vienna and Lucas went on to perform in Ameland, The Netherlands, in July to great acclaim. Performances in 2.
Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, including a Melbourne Recital Centre performance featuring Teddy Tahu Rhodes on 1. November. Lucas resigned from the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir in 2. Music Director for the Melbourne Male Choir in February 2.
In May he performed the Mahler song cycle . In June he performed a concert of Tchaikovsky Romances with Rada Tochalna and Janis Cook for Art Song Canberra, and in July he commenced the regional touring production of . IN November he will conduct an opera highlights concert with the Maroondah Symphony Orchestra in the George Wood Theatre in Ringwood, Victoria.
May 2. 01. 6MOREEducation. Masters of Music, Performance Teaching - University of Melbourne - 2. Graduate Diploma of Music - University of Melbourne - 2. National Opera Studio of London: Full- time ten month course preparing many roles for performance - 1. Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music: Diploma of Music, Singing (A. C. M. M.) - 1. 98.
Singing teachers: Jeffrey Nielson- Taylor - London (current),Margaret Lobo - London (1. Audrey Langford - London (1. Bettine Mc. Caughan - Melbourne (1. Victorian College of the Arts Opera Studio - 1. Tutors: Robert Rosen (conductor), Brian Hansford (co- ordinator), Lindy Hume (director) and Hugh Halliday (director). Languages: German, Italian, French, Russian. Operatic repertoire.
Bizet. Zurga - The Pearl Fishers. Escamillo - Carmen. Morales - Carmen. Danca. Brioche - The Merry Widow. Massenet. Le Baron - Ch.
Strauss. Dr Falke - Die Fledermaus. R. Strauss. Harlekino - Ariadne auf Naxos.
Tchaikovsky. Onegin - Eugene Onegin. Williamson. Hawthorn - Our Man in Havanna. Verdi. Germont - La traviata. Count di Luna - Il Trovatore Professional operatic engagements. Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro - Opera Australia Regional Tour, 2. Melbourne Opera - Dancairo - Carmen, Atheneum Theatre, Oct/Nov 2.
Academy Of Music, Monash University - Mandarin in Turandot - August 2. Sky City - Baron Sarpia - Darwin, June, 2.
Melbourne Opera - Baron Scarpia, Tosca - Melbourne and Hobart - October, November 2. Melbourne Opera - Giorgio Germont, La traviata - Melbourne and Hobart - March- May 2. Opera Queensland - Ping - Turandot - Brisbane - October 2. Melbourne Opera - Marcello - La boh. Brioche - The Merry Widow - Melbourne - Nov/Dec 2. West Australian Opera - Valentin - Faust - Perth - Aug 2. Opera Australia - Zurga - The Pearl Fishers - Sydney Domain 2.
Opera Australia - Yamadori - Madama Butterfly - Sydney July/August 2. Opera Australia - Sharpless - Madama Butterfly - Melbourne May 2. Australian Musical Events - Opera in the Market - Feb 2. Opera Australia - Escamillo - Carmen - Sydney October 2. Opera Australia - Silvio - I Pagliacci - Sydney July 2. Royal Philharmonic Society, Melbourne - Handel's . Wexford Opera Festival - Chorus and scenes - Oct/Nov 1.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera - Count Almaviva - The Marriage of Figaro - 1. Court Opera - Figaro - The Barber of Seville - June 1. June 1. 99. 4Opera South - Escamillo - Carmen - October 1.
Court Opera - Guglielmo - Cosi fan tutte - August 1. Anglia Polytechnic University - Ping - Turandot - February 1. Regency Opera - Schaunard - La Boh.
Bach - Magnificat - Baritone Soloist - 1. Essendon Choral Society (Conductor Greg Hocking) - Vaughan- Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem - 1. Haydn - Mass in Time of War - Bass Soloist - 1. Vaughan- Williams - Five Mystical Songs - Soloist - 1.