Stuart Skelton (born 1968 in Sydney) is an Australian operatic heldentenor."Singer's heroism stops short of naked roles" by Harriet Cunningham, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 2012 In 2016 he opened the Metropolitan Opera season with Nina Stemme in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
Discography
Studio concert recordings 2008: Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde, with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony 2010: Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde, with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2011: Lancino – Requiem, with conductor Eliahu Inbal and the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Naxos 2020: Peter Grimes, with conductor Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos
Live opera recordings 2009: Siegmund in Wagner's Die Walküre, with conductor Simone Young in Hamburg, Oehms Classics
Awards Skelton won the Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera at the 5th Helpmann Awards in 2005 for his Siegmund in Wagner's Ring Cycle at the State Opera of South Australia, and the Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in an Opera in 2010 for his title role in Peter Grimes for Opera Australia.
International Opera Awards The International Opera Awards is an annual awards ceremony honouring excellence in opera around the world.
| 2014 | himself | Male Singer of the Year
AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| 2020 |Asher Fisch – Tristan und Isolde | Best Independent Classical Album
References
External links
Stuart Skelton, Heldentenor – Opera~Opera article 2006