Christopher Busietta

For the latest news, performances and photos, check out the official website at http://www.christopherbusietta.com.au Melbourne born lyric tenor Christopher Busietta can be found singing on the opera stages in Germany, currently as a full-time tenor soloist with Theater Augsburg. He began his professional work in Australia in 2004 as a soloist in concert and oratorio with local choirs and orchestras in Melbourne, and as a professional chorister with Opera Australia and Victorian Opera. He then went on to become a principal tenor with Opera Australia's (OzOpera) primary schools company, touring Rossini's Barber of Seville and Cinderella as well as singing leading roles for Lyric Opera of Melbourne and iOpera. After winning the 2009 German Australian Opera Grant, he relocated to Germany, singing roles with Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Theater Aachen, Theater Augsburg, Landestheater Niederbayern, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich) and Oper Frankfurt. Amongst the many operatic roles in his repertoire are Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola), Don Ottavio, (Don Giovanni), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Belfiore (La Finta Giardiniera), Witch (Hänsel und Gretel), Basilio (Le Nozze di Figaro) and der Steuermann (Der Fliegender Holländer). Upcoming roles for Theater Augsburg include Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore. Amongst other music theater roles, he has also performed as Marius in Les Misérables, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Freddy in My Fair Lady, Woof in Hair and Curt in Blues Brothers - the latter two shows broke Theater Augsburg's box-office records at the open-air theatre (Freilichtbühne). He graduated from the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music in 2006. He also holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Monash University (Clayton). He also writes original folk, rock and classical music and performs his pieces under the name, Blue Macaw.

Augsburg, DE