▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁conduct ing ▁at ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁before ▁training ▁as ▁an ▁opera ▁singer , ▁at ▁first ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Opera ▁Studio ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁initially ▁covered ▁roles ▁for ▁Opera ▁North ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁UK ▁debut ▁as ▁Al var o ▁in ▁La ▁for za ▁del ▁dest ino ▁for ▁English ▁National ▁Opera . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sing ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁as ▁its ▁resident ▁Princi pal ▁Ten or ▁in ▁roles ▁that ▁included ▁Alfred o ▁in ▁La ▁tra vi ata , ▁The ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mant ua ▁in ▁R igo let to , ▁Rod ol fo ▁in ▁La ▁bo h ème , ▁Cav ar ados si ▁in ▁T os ca , ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁roles ▁in ▁The ▁T ales ▁of ▁Hoff mann , ▁Ern ani ▁and ▁Il ▁trov atore . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁s ung ▁these ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁opera ▁houses ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁G av in ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁over ▁ten ▁produ ctions ▁for ▁Opera ▁Australia , ▁including ▁Rome o ▁in ▁G oun od ' s ▁Rom éo ▁et ▁Jul iet te ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Green ▁Room ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Male ▁Princi pal ▁in ▁an ▁opera ▁performance . ▁His ▁North ▁American ▁appearances ▁have ▁included ▁Hoff mann ▁in ▁The ▁T ales ▁of ▁Hoff mann ▁( W ashington ▁National ▁Opera ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Gustav o ▁in ▁Un ▁bal lo ▁in ▁mas