Biography
In 2020, Christopher Hillier sings Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) for Opera Australia and Escamillo in their touring production of Carmen. His most recent appearances for the national company have included Zurga in a new production of The Pearl Fishers, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, The Convict in The Rabbits, Dancairo in Carmen and The Count in their national tour of The Marriage of Figaro. In concert, he sang The Celebrant (Bernstein’s Mass) at the Sydney Opera House, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony for Sydney Philharmonia and undertook a tour to China as Papageno (The Magic Flute). For the national company in 2018, he took principal roles in Rigoletto, The Merry Widow, La bohème and Metamorphosis returning in 2019 for Turandot, Salome, Rigoletto, Il viaggio a Reims, Madama Butterfly and A
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2007 — Yesterday
Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart), Donizetti
Melbourne OperaGiorgio Talbot (George Talbot)
View cast and crewSt. John Passion, BWV 245 (St John Passion), Bach, J. S.
Jesus
View cast and crewDer Ring des Niebelungen - Gotterdammerung, Wagner, Richard
Melbourne OperaGunther
View cast and crewDer Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), Ullmann
Dido and Aeneas, Purcell
IOperaKaiser Overall (Emperor Overall) + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewFeatured past performances
Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart), Donizetti
Melbourne OperaGiorgio Talbot (George Talbot)
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St. John Passion, BWV 245 (St John Passion), Bach, J. S.
Jesus
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Der Ring des Niebelungen - Gotterdammerung, Wagner, Richard
Melbourne OperaGunther
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Der Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis), Ullmann
Dido and Aeneas, Purcell
IOperaKaiser Overall (Emperor Overall) + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewUpcoming performances
5Carmina Burana, Orff
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic OrchestraBariton (Baritone)
View cast and crewCosì Fan Tutte, Mozart
State Opera of South AustraliaDon Alfonso
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Biography
In 2020, Christopher Hillier sings Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) for Opera Australia and Escamillo in their touring production of Carmen. His most recent appearances for the national company have included Zurga in a new production of The Pearl Fishers, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, The Convict in The Rabbits, Dancairo in Carmen and The Count in their national tour of The Marriage of Figaro. In concert, he sang The Celebrant (Bernstein’s Mass) at the Sydney Opera House, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony for Sydney Philharmonia and undertook a tour to China as Papageno (The Magic Flute). For the national company in 2018, he took principal roles in Rigoletto, The Merry Widow, La bohème and Metamorphosis returning in 2019 for Turandot, Salome, Rigoletto, Il viaggio a Reims, Madama Butterfly and A
