John Longmuir (tenor)

John Longmuir is a Scottish-born Australian tenor. Known primarily for operatic roles he is also in demand on the concert platform and has appeared as a judge on channel seven's music competition show 'All Together Now'. 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.
Career.
Longmuir's professional concert debut was in Gabriel Fauré'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 400 performances across 25 roles.
Singing a wide range of repertoire, he appears frequently with Australia's major orchestras and opera companies including: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Sydney Philharmonia.
Roles.
Roles performed for Opera Australia:
Other operatic roles include:
Works performed in concert:
Television, radio broadcast and recordings.
Radio broadcasts.
All recorded and broadcast with The Australian Broadcasting Corporation: