Raphael Wong
Baritone
A versatile classical-crossover artist, Raphael made his professional debut with Opera Australia in 2012 and, since then, has performed across Australia and internationally.
He is a two-time finalist in the prestigious Herald Sun Aria Competition and a Green Room Award nominee for his role as the Musiklehrer in CitiOpera’s Ariadne auf Naxos.
Raphael was a Top 6 Finalist in the Artists of Colour (AOC) Initiative in 2020.
Credits include: Papageno in The Magic Flute (Manhattan Opera Studio – USA); Tiridate in Radamisto (Manhattan Opera Studio – USA); Passarino/Phantom Understudy in The Phantom of the Opera (HOSH/Opera Australia 2022); Joseph Buquet/Phantom Understudy in The Phantom of the Opera (RUG/Opera Australia/Cameron Mackintosh); Cinderella’s Father in Midnight (Aspect Entertainment); The King in The Sleeping Beauty (Victorian Opera); Rapunzel’s Prince/ Lucinda in Into the Woods (Watch This); Eddie Souther in Sister Act (Crossroads Live); Man 1 in Being Alive (The Hayes); Nick in Santa Claus – The Musical (Teatro).