Benjamin Caukwell | Baritone

Benjamin Caukwell, a Parramatta local, achieved a Bachelor of Music degree with Honours from the University of Canterbury in 2008, and a Master of Music degree in Performance Voice from the University of Otago in 2011.

 

He sang with the New Zealand Opera Chorus before moving to Sydney where is a member of the Opera Australia Chorus. With Opera Australia he has performed in numerous concerts and operas including the yearly show piece Handa Opera on the Harbour.

 

Benjamin has appeared as soloist with many musical organisations, including the Christchurch City Choir, the Dunedin City Choir, Pinchgut Opera and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. With the music society Artes Christe, he featured in their 2017 recording of Handel's Messiah and in that year took a lead role in their production of Camelot.

 

He attended the Lisa Gasteen Opera Programme in 2019, performing in Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor, and featured in Blush Opera's premiere of the new opera Chop Chef in 2021. He performed the New Zealand and Australian national anthems in A Remembrance Day Concert at the Town Hall, broadcast on Channel Seven, and recently sung at the Newcastle Music Festival in Opera Cocktails.

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