Graeme Macfarlane

There are few singers who have achieved the same career longevity as Graeme Macfarlane. For 47 years, he’s been singing tenor roles from across a broad repertoire, and is still going strong. In this interview with Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, Graeme discusses making his Opera Australia debut in 1973 in War and Peace, our first production at the Sydney Opera House. He also speaks about making the career move from baritone to tenor, the key to his long career, the changes he's seen over almost five decades as an opera singer, and explains how a police choir brought him back to the stage. The interview also features a performance of an art song by Australian composer Vera Black, accompanied by Tahu Matheson.