Professional Opera Singer since 1981
Soloist with Opera Australia for more than seventeen years. Performances internationally in Vienna, Tokyo, Auckland, Wellington and Singapore.
Highly Acclaimed Australian Baritone
Short Performance Bio
Opera Debut
- Nick Shadow (Rake's Progress)
University of NSW, 1981
The Australian Opera
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Schuanard (La Boheme)
Masetto (Don Giovanni)
Gregorio (Romeo et Juliette)
Marcello (La Boheme)
plus many other roles and covers.
Vienna State Opera
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Jake Wallace (La Fanciulla del West)
Kruscina (The Bartered Bribe)
Biterlof (Tannhauser)
Bretigny (Manon)
Zuniga (Carmen)
Abimelech (Samson et Dalila)
plus many other roles and concerts.
Opera Australia
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Alfio (Cav/Pag)
Zurga (Les Pecheurs de Perles)
Escamillo (Carmen)
Pruss (Makropulos Secret)
Falke (Die Fledermaus)
Valentin (Faust)
Marcello (La Boheme)
Ping (Turandot)
Alidoro (La Cenerentola)
plus mamny other roles, covers and concerts
Others
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Recitals, Opera and Musical Galas in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney.
Zuniga (Carmen) New Zealand
Foreman (Jenufa) New Zealand
Kruscina (The Bartered Bride) New Zealand
Sharpless (Madame Butterfly) Singapore
Reviews and Performances
"Alfio"
Reviews
"Though they didn't get as much "screen time", the supporting roles are at least as important, and these were spectacularly cast. As Sharpless was John Antoniou, sympathetically played to the hilt - you could sense his moral dilemna knowing that Pinkerton had no intention of keeping Cio-cio-san as his only bride."
The Flying Inkpot - Concert Review: Singapore Lyric Opera Madame Butterfly (2nd February, 2013)
"The main supporting roles of Suzuki (sung by Anna Koor) and Consul Sharpless (sung by John Antoniou) played critical roles in the success of the opera, with their incredible renditions of "Tutti i fiori" and "Ora a noi" respectively. Koor's soft voice however often did not carry through the theatre, and was occasionally overshadowed by the impressive and powerful baritone voice of Antoniou."
The Kent Ridge Common - Review: Singapore Lyric Opera presents Puccini's Madama Butterfly (February, 2013)