Actors - Anthony Warlow

Home > Listing Index > Actors > Anthony Warlow

	Actors - Anthony Warlow

Anthony Warlow (born November 18, 1961) in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian star of opera and musical theatre.

Notable musical roles include lead roles in The Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden (as Archibald Craven), Annie
, Guys and Dolls
, My Fair Lady
(as Henry Higgins), Jekyll and Hyde, and Man of La Mancha
, as well as a significant supporting role in Les Misérables (as Enjolras).

His portrayal of the Phantom of the Opera (in the first Australian production, ca. 1990), a demanding role, vocally, dramatically and physically, is regarded as being among the finest in the world. Critics have been quoted as noting his was the only performance to rival Michael Crawford's (the original Phantom in the West End and on Broadway) legendary interpretation of the role. At 29 years old, he became the youngest actor to hold the role, a distinction he holds to this day.

His opera roles include major roles in Die Fledermaus (as "Gabriel Eisenstein"), The Magic Flute (as "Papageno"), and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Anthony Warlow was the youngest baritone ever to play the role of "Papageno", a role which he played for the first time at the age of 21.

His Gilbert and Sullivan roles include major roles in the 1996 Opera Australia production of Patience (as "Archibald Grosvenor"), and in the 2005 Opera Australia productions of Trial by Jury (as the "Learned Judge") and H.M.S. Pinafore (as "Captain Corcoran") — both of which were performed on stage the same night. All three of the Gilbert and Sullivan productions have been released on DVD — with "Trial by Jury" and "H.M.S. Pinafore" being released on the same DVD. An upcoming production for 2006 will be the The Pirates of Penzance, another popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, in which he will take on the role of the Pirate King.

Anthony Warlow was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1992, forcing him to put his career on hold for a few years while he battled the disease. He has since done promotional work for the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia.

His 4th solo album, Midnight Dreaming, made it to the top ten of the Australian Aria Charts.

Cast recordings

Anthony Warlow appears on the following

Symphonic recording of Les Miserables
The 1994 concept recording of Jekyll and Hyde
Opera Australia's 1996 production of Patience
the Australian Cast Recording of the Secret Garden
Grease, the Arena Spectacular
The Main Event, a concert series with John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John

[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Anthony Warlow ]

This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Anthony Warlow; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.

Searches on eBay