Michael Lampard
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Michael Robert Garth Lampard (born March 1986) is a Tasmanian opera singer, conductor
and composer
born in Hobart
.
. As his voice matured it settled into the baritone register and became quite an unusually robust and powerful voice for his early age. He continued his study at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
with his life-long teacher Suzanne Ortuso, where he completed a bachelor of music with first class honors. His rich vocal tone led him to early recognition in international competitions where in 2007 he was flown to Paris to perform in a competition for Placido Domingo
and in 2009 where as the result of being a major prize winner in the Australian Singing Competition
, he was flown to the Czech Republic to record arias with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
, Hobart Chamber Orchestra
, Orchestra Pasdeloup, Rome Festival Orchestra, The Melbourne Opera Company, Alexander Productions, Bel Canto Young Opera, IHOS Opera, Ice Breaker Productions (Adelaide), Daylight Robbery Theatricals, Tasmanian University Musical Society, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir, Tasmanian Chorale, Launceston Philharmonic Society, The Friends Singers and the Hobart Orpheus Choir. Conductors he has worked with include Richard Bonynge
, Placido Domingo
, Fritz Maraffi, Simon Kenway, Timothy Sexton, Jean Louis Forestier, Gary Wain, Myer Fredman
, Carol Nies, Jonathon Grieves Smith and Simon Reade.
In 2005 Lampard appeared in the role of Guglielmo from the Mozart opera Cosi Fan Tutte
at the Rome Opera Festival. Michael was selected through international audition and is the first Australian singer to be involved with this festival.
As a conductor Lampard has worked with several of Tasmania's musical organizations including the Hobart Orpheus Choir, the Derwent Symphony Orchestra and in 2009 Michael conducted, to critical acclaim' the world premiere of Thanapoom Sirichang opera "The Lunch Box" for IHOS Opera as part of the 10 Days on the Island Festival.
Lampard has also had success as composer having written several operas, choral works and song cycles. Many of his works have been performed in Australia and overseas including the premiere of his first opera Succubus by the IHOS Opera Laboratory. Recent commissions include a chamber work for piano quintet and voice and operatic mono-drama based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.
In 2010 Michael Lampard founded Hip-Pocket Opera a small chamber opera company based in Hobart, Tasmania.
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
born in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
.
Education and Early Acclaim
Lampard undertook vocal study from a young age and acquired early notoriety as a boy soprano, performing in national broadcasts and with the Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraTasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
. As his voice matured it settled into the baritone register and became quite an unusually robust and powerful voice for his early age. He continued his study at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music forms part of the faculty of Arts at the University of Tasmania. It is a music training institution with courses and specializations in classical and contemporary music, music education, technology and composition....
with his life-long teacher Suzanne Ortuso, where he completed a bachelor of music with first class honors. His rich vocal tone led him to early recognition in international competitions where in 2007 he was flown to Paris to perform in a competition for Placido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
and in 2009 where as the result of being a major prize winner in the Australian Singing Competition
Australian Singing Competition
The Australian Singing Competition evolved from the Marianne Mathy Scholarship, established in 1982 through a bequest made in the will of Marianne Mathy-Frisdane, a coloratura soprano opera singer and distinguished teacher of opera and classical singing....
, he was flown to the Czech Republic to record arias with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Career
Lampard has performed as soloist with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney...
, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
, Hobart Chamber Orchestra
Hobart Chamber Orchestra
www.hco.org.auThe Hobart Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania. HCO was formed by a group of Hobart string players and conductor Reg Chapman in 1987. Annual programming of at least four concerts provides performance opportunities for student musicians, musicians...
, Orchestra Pasdeloup, Rome Festival Orchestra, The Melbourne Opera Company, Alexander Productions, Bel Canto Young Opera, IHOS Opera, Ice Breaker Productions (Adelaide), Daylight Robbery Theatricals, Tasmanian University Musical Society, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir, Tasmanian Chorale, Launceston Philharmonic Society, The Friends Singers and the Hobart Orpheus Choir. Conductors he has worked with include Richard Bonynge
Richard Bonynge
Richard Alan Bonynge, AO, CBE is an Australian conductor and pianist.Bonynge was born in Sydney and educated at Sydney Boys High School before studying piano at the Royal College of Music in London. He gave up his music scholarship, continuing his private piano studies, and became a coach for...
, Placido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
, Fritz Maraffi, Simon Kenway, Timothy Sexton, Jean Louis Forestier, Gary Wain, Myer Fredman
Myer Fredman
Myer Fredman is a British-Australian conductor.He studied at Dartington Hall and in London with Peter Gellhorn, Vilém Tauský, Sir Adrian Boult, and was assistant conductor to Otto Klemperer, Vittorio Gui, Sir John Pritchard and Sir Charles Mackerras.He was conductor at the Glyndebourne Festival...
, Carol Nies, Jonathon Grieves Smith and Simon Reade.
In 2005 Lampard appeared in the role of Guglielmo from the Mozart opera Cosi Fan Tutte
Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....
at the Rome Opera Festival. Michael was selected through international audition and is the first Australian singer to be involved with this festival.
As a conductor Lampard has worked with several of Tasmania's musical organizations including the Hobart Orpheus Choir, the Derwent Symphony Orchestra and in 2009 Michael conducted, to critical acclaim' the world premiere of Thanapoom Sirichang opera "The Lunch Box" for IHOS Opera as part of the 10 Days on the Island Festival.
Lampard has also had success as composer having written several operas, choral works and song cycles. Many of his works have been performed in Australia and overseas including the premiere of his first opera Succubus by the IHOS Opera Laboratory. Recent commissions include a chamber work for piano quintet and voice and operatic mono-drama based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.
In 2010 Michael Lampard founded Hip-Pocket Opera a small chamber opera company based in Hobart, Tasmania.
External links
- http://www.michaellampard.com/ Michael Lampard's official website
- Michael Lampard on Myspace Music
- Michael Lampard page - The Tasmanian Composers Collective ¹
- IHOS Music Theatre and Opera