In regards to his performances in Tosca, the Australian Stage reviewer
remarked; “Martin Buckingham’s portrayal of the painter Cavaradossi was
very impressive and his rich tenor voice easily negotiated the demands of
this challenging role. From the outset, Buckingham’s acting was pleasingly
understated which worked well in the small theatre and he sang his first aria
Recondita Armonia with great beauty of tone and elegance – from this point
on I knew we were in for a skillful performance from the young tenor. Other
highlights of Buckingham’s performance were a heartbreaking rendition of
the famous aria E Lucevan le Stelle and a show-stopping declamation of the
words ‘Vittoria, Vittoria’ in which the tenor combined believable acting with
an incredible voice”.
Operatic Roles performed with Opera Australia: Alfredo/La Traviata,
Rodolfo/La Boheme, Pinkerton/ Madama Butterfly, Pong / Turandot, The
Premier / Sydney Opera House The Opera, Spoletta/Tosca, Dance Master/
Manon Lescaut, Foreman/Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Gastone/ La Traviata
and First Prisoner /Fidelio.
Operatic Roles performed with other companies: Cavaradossi / Tosca,
Edgardo / Lucia di Lammermoor, Bramble / Our man In Havana, Almaviva/
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ferrando/Cosi fan tutte, Cecco/ Il mondo della
luna, Donald/Gallantry, Mozart/Mozart and Salieri, Prince Philip/A Dinner
Engagement, Lechmere/Owen Wingrave and the title role in Candide.
Roles Covered: Title role/Faust, Valzacchi / Der Rosenkavalier, Nick / La
fanciulla del West, Peppe/Pagliacci and Zimmer Kellner/Arabella.
Oratorio repertoire includes: Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, Mendelssohn’s
Elijah, Dvorák’s The Spectre’s Bride; Voices of Light; World Youth Day, Mass
for the Common People & Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.
Martin has appeared in the Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals,
toured Queensland, The Northern Territory and Western Australia,
performed as soloist with the Beijing, Sydney, Melbourne, Strathfield,
Penrith and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras; Orchestra Victoria, Sydney
Youth Orchestra, Newcastle Festival Opera, Australian Youth Opera, Sydney
Philharmonia Choirs and The Australian Tenors.
www.martinthomasbuckingham.com
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