David Greco Baritone Petrus & Pilatus
A truly international singer , Australian baritone David Greco has been based in the Netherlands and Germany for the last 7 years . David has sung throughout Europe ’ s finest concert halls , from Théâtre des Champs Elysées to the Vienna Konzerthaus , and last year made his debut at the Royal Concertgebouw , Amsterdam .
He has been engaged by some of the most exceptional ensembles , most recently appearing at Festival Aix-en Provence with Freiburg Barokorchester , and at Glyndebourne Festival Opera with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment . He has toured throughout Europe extensively with orchestras The Academy of Ancient Music under Richard Egarr and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra under Ton Koopman .
Since first appearing with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in 2003 , David has been engaged frequently as a soloist with the nation ’ s flagship orchestras and ensembles , including the Australian Chamber Orchestra , Sydney Symphony Orchestra , Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra , Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Pinchgut Opera . In 2015 David was given the honour of being the first singer to work with the Australia ’ s all period classical orchestra , the Australian Haydn Ensemble .
In April last year , he was invited to perform Aaneas in Purcell ’ s Dido & Aaneas in Leo Schofield ’ s newly-formed Brisbane Baroque Festival . This year he has been invited back to the festival to sing King Arthur of Purcell .
Whilst in the UK David was bass Lay Clark at Westminster Abbey Choir , and was given the privilege to sing with the Sistine Chapel Choir in Rome throughout 2014 .
Recent engagements include Wagner in Gounod ’ s Faust in a co-production with Lyric Opera Chicago in the Macau International Music Festival and concerts tours throughout Switzerland , Germany , Holland and France .
2016 sees David ’ s debut as a principle artist with Opera Australia in Prokopiev ’ s The Love of Three Oranges & The Eighth Wonder . He will also feature in concerts with Sydney Symphony , Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and the Sydney Chamber Choir In May David will perform Pergolesi ’ s La Serva Padrona for Canberra International Music Festival .
David ’ s Naxos Recording debut was recently released ‘ Poems of Love & War ’, featuring arias by the late New Zealand composer , Jack Body .
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