John Longmuir is a Scottish-born Australian tenor . Currently a principal singer for Opera Australia he is known primarily for operatic roles but is also in demand on the concert platform and in other non operatic genres . Noted for his " generous voice , bright ringing vocal quality and legato phrasing " His operatic studies took place at the Australian Opera Studio . In 2019 John received his first Helpmann Award nomination , for his role as the Captain in Berg 's Wozzeck , for Opera Australia . Longmuir 's professional concert debut in was in Gabriel Faure 's '' La naissance de Venus '' at the Konzerthaus Berlin , with the Berliner Cappella . The same year he made his professional operatic debut , in Tokyo , Japan , as Ismaele in Verdi 's '' Nabucco '' . The following year he debuted for Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House as Almaviva in '' The Barber of Seville '' . This began his association with Opera Australia , first as a young artist , then as a principal . Since joining the company , Longmuir has sung over 350 performances across 25 roles . Singing most of the leggiero repertoire for Opera Australia , he also appears frequently with Australia 's major orchestras and opera companies including : Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , West Australian Symphony Orchestra , Queensland Symphony Orchestra , West Australian Opera , State Opera of South Australia and Sydney Philharmonia . He is sought after throughout Australasia and performs frequently in Japan . Roles performed for Opera Australia : Other operatic roles include : By number of performances All recorded and broadcast with The Australian Broadcasting Corporation :
Helpmann Award nomination
19th Helpmann Awards
John Longmuir (tenor)