Confrontation - Music

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 Recording Only 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. In October 2006 It Was Announced That Anthony Will Return To The Role Of The Phantom In The July 2007 Production To Be Launched In Melbourne Victoria Australia. 1 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 For Opera Australia Include The Featured Comedic Role In The Mikado As "Ko-Ko" In 2004 As Well As Appearing In Major Roles In The 1996 Production Of Patience As "Archibald Grosvenor" And In The 2005 Double-Bill Of Trial By Jury As The "Learned Judge" And H.M.S. Pinafore As "Captain Corcoran" . Apart From The Mikado These The Gilbert And Sullivan Productions Are Available On DVD. Warlow Is Currently Appearing In The Opera Australia Production Of "The Pirates Of Penzance" Another Popular Gilbert And Sullivan Comic Opera In Which He Is Appearing In The Role Of The "Pirate King" - With Performances During 2006 In Sydney New South Wales At The Sydney Opera House In Canberra A.C.T. And In Brisbane Queensland At The Lyric Theatre Queensland Performing Arts Centre . During 2007 He Will Return To The Role In Melbourne Victoria. In The Opera Production Anthony Warlow Looks Very Much Like Captain Jack Sparrow From "Pirates Of The Caribbean". Anthony Warlow Said In An Press Interview In Brisbane That He Had Deliberately Based His Pirate King Character On The Pirate Captain From "Pirates Of The Caribbean" - Commenting That People Who Did Not Know The Opera Recognised The Pirate Character He Portrayed And Also Recognised The Gestures He Used Which Were Also Based On The Pirate Captain From The Movie - And That This Recognition Might Help People Who Knew The "Pirates Of The Caribbean" Movie But Not "The Pirates Of Penzance" Opera Enjoy The Opera More 2 . Also Appearing In The Production Are David Hobson As "Frederic" And Suzanne Johnston As "Ruth" . This Production Of "The Pirates Of Penzance" With Anthony Warlow As The Pirate King Was Shown On Television By The Australian Broadcasting Corporation On Saturday Night 9 December 2006 - Followed By A Comment That A DVD Of The Production Just Seen Had Now Been Released The Opera Was Filmed During A Live Performance At The Sydney Opera House . There Was Also A Comment That Anthony Warlow Would Be Back On Television In A Concert Performance On The Night Of 24 December The Concert Will Also Be Shown By The Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Anthony Warlow Was Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma In 1992 During The Early Publicity For The Arena Production Of Jesus Christ Superstar Where He Was To Appear As Pilate. This Forced Him To Put His Career On Hold For About A Year While He Battled The Disease. He Returned To Performance In The Second Half Of 1993 With A National Concert Tour For The Launch Of His Back In The Swing Album. 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. read less