Jason Barry-Smith

Jason Barry-Smith (b. 12 December, 1969) is an Australian, opera singer, vocal coach, composer and arranger. He works with organisations such as Opera Queensland, The Queensland Orchestra, Seven Network, and the Queensland Youth Choir.

Education

Barry-Smith, born in Brisbane, Queensland, is a former student of Kedron State High School, Barry-Smith, a baritone, graduated with a Medal of Excellence from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 1991 [http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/qcgu/alumni/content_alumni.html#barry-smith] . He later studied at the Musikhochschule in Munich with Professor Hanno Blaschke during 1989-90 and later in London with Janice Chapman in 1999 and in Rome with Maragaret Baker-Genovesi.

Awards

He has received numerous accolades; in 1992 he won the Marianne Mathy Scholarship in the Australian Singing Competition [http://www.aussing.com.au/Mathy_Past_Winners/Jason_Barry_Smith.htm] , in 2001 he won Opera Foundation Australia’s Italian Opera Award [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:meyvvgWU5gYJ:www.operafoundationaust.org.au/Page.aspx%3Fcategory%3D1%26element%3D34+jason+barry-smith+%2B%22Italian+Opera+Award%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=au&client=firefox-a] , and for the first five months of 2002 he was resident at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Italy [http://www.operaqueensland.com.au/2008%20artists/index.html#flute] .

Concert experience

As a concert soloist, Barry-Smith has performed in Faure’s "Requiem" (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), Haydn's "Paukenmesse" (Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra), Bach’s "St John Passion" (Brisbane Chorale), Butterley's Lawrence Hargrave "Flying Alone" (Sydney Symphony), Bach’s "St Matthew Passion", "Christmas Oratorio" and Purcell's "Ode to St Cecilia’s Day" (Bach Society of Queensland), and as the baritone soloist in Australian composer, Richard Mills’ new work, "Symphonic Poems"

Stage roles

While still studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, he performed the title role in the Australian premiere of "Billy Budd". Other roles include:
* Enjolras in "Les Miserables" (Wellington Operatic)
* Major General Stanley in "The Pirates of Penzance", the Boatswain in "HMS Pinafore", Danilo in "The Merry Widow" (all for Essgee Melodies)
* Escamillo in "Carmen" (Opera 21, Belfast)
* Marullo in "Rigoletto" for Oz Opera
* Mathieu in "Andrea Chenier" for The State Opera of South Australia
* Mamoud in John Adams' "The Death of Klinghoffer" for The New Zealand Symphony
* Morales and Dancairo in "Carmen", the title role of "Don Giovanni", for which he won a National Opera Award , Dr Falke in "Fledermaus", Yamadori in "Madama Butterfly", the title role of "The Barber of Seville" Guglielmo in "Così fan tutte", Papageno in "The Magic Flute" [http://www.operaqueensland.com.au/2008%20artists/index.html#flute] , Christiano in "Un Ballo in Maschera", Dr Malatesta in "Don Pasquale", Schaunard in "La Boheme", and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet: all for Opera Queensland.
* Created the roles of Julian in "Quartet" by Anthony Richie and Samuel in "Electric Lenin" by Barry Conyngham.

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