Biography
A member of the Cologne Opera from 1993 to 2007, Andrew Collis has also performed with opera companies in Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Mannheim and Wiesbaden and in concerts in Bonn, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, and the recording of Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg in Cologne for EMI.
Andrew's international performances have included appearances at the Vienna Festival in Luigi Nono's Intolleranza; Hong Kong Festival in Tosca and Un Ballo in Maschera; Perth Festival as soloist with the Prague Chamber Orchestra; the roles of Colline (La bohème) and Hobson (Peter Grimes) for San Diego Opera; performances in the Lyric Opera of Singapore's production of Die Zauberflöte; and St John Passion in the Canary Islands.
His most recent operatic engagements include touring with the Barrie Kosky production of The Magic Flute (Perth, Adelaide and New Zealand Festivals), Bartolo (The Barber of Seville) for New Zealand Opera, Pooh-Bah (The Mikado) for State Opera South Australia, Swallow (Peter Grimes) for Brisbane Festival, Pritschitsch in The Merry Widow, Sir Roderic on the regional tour of Ruddigore and Commendatore in Don Giovanni for Opera Queensland. He will return to New Zealand Opera in 2021 to perform Bartolo in the new production of The Marriage of Figaro.
Andrew has an extensive list of concert and oratorio performances to his credit, including St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Magnificat, Coffee Cantata and Mass in B minor by Bach; Messiah, Samson and Semele by Handel; Die Schöpfung, Stabat Mater and Masses by Haydn; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Missa Solemnis, Mozart's Requiem and Mendelssohn's Erste Walpurgis Nacht, with orchestras including the Adelaide, Melbourne, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony orchestras, and at the Perth and New Zealand International Arts Festivals.
Press
Nick Shadow, The Rake's Progress, Victorian Opera
Andrew Collis was a commanding Nick Shadow, cajoling Tom Rakewell by pandering to his every wish. His persuasively strong characterisation and intelligible pronunciation initially suggested a confident rather than sinister force.
Peter Burch, The Australian, 20 March 2012
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, NZIFA, Opera House Wellington
Andrew Collis gave an effortless performance, eloquently depicting the flawed, heroic Cook.
National Business Review, 14 March 2008
Beethoven 9th Symphony, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
...Andrew Collis was in impressively resonant voice, bringing a sense of occasion to everything he sang.
Neville Cohn The West Australian November 2003
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A member of the Cologne Opera from 1993 to 2007, Andrew Collis has also performed with opera companies in Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Mannheim and Wiesbaden and in concerts in Bonn, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, and the recording of Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg in Cologne for EMI.
Andrew’s international performances have included appearances at the Vienna Festival in Luigi Nono's Intolleranza; Hong Kong Festival in Tosca and Un Ballo in Maschera; Perth Festival as soloist with the Prague Chamber Orchestra; the roles of Colline (La bohème) and Hobson (Peter Grimes) for San Diego Opera; performances in the Lyric Opera of Singapore's production of Die Zauberflöte; and St John Passion in the Canary Islands.
His most recent operatic engagements include touring with the Barrie Kosky production of The Magic Flute (Perth, Adelaide and New Zealand Festivals), Bartolo (The Barber of Seville) for New Zealand Opera, Pooh-Bah (The Mikado) for State Opera South Australia, Swallow (Peter Grimes) for Brisbane Festival, Pritschitsch in The Merry Widow, Sir Roderic on the regional tour of Ruddigore and Commendatore in Don Giovanni for Opera Queensland. He will return to New Zealand Opera in 2021 to perform Bartolo in the new production of The Marriage of Figaro.
Andrew has an extensive list of concert and oratorio performances to his credit, including St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Magnificat, Coffee Cantata and Mass in B minor by Bach; Messiah, Samson and Semele by Handel; Die Schöpfung, Stabat Mater and Masses by Haydn; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Missa Solemnis, Mozart’s Requiem and Mendelssohn’s Erste Walpurgis Nacht, with orchestras including the Adelaide, Melbourne, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony orchestras, and at the Perth and New Zealand International Arts Festivals.
Press
Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Victorian Opera
Andrew Collis was a commanding Nick Shadow, cajoling Tom Rakewell by pandering to his every wish. His persuasively strong characterisation and intelligible pronunciation initially suggested a confident rather than sinister force.
Peter Burch, The Australian, 20 March 2012
The Trial of the Cannibal Dog, NZIFA, Opera House Wellington
Andrew Collis gave an effortless performance, eloquently depicting the flawed, heroic Cook.
National Business Review, 14 March 2008
Beethoven 9th Symphony, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
…Andrew Collis was in impressively resonant voice, bringing a sense of occasion to everything he sang.
Neville Cohn The West Australian November 2003
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