Virgilio Marino

Tenor

Virgilio Marino

Australian-Italian tenor Virgilio Marino studied at Sydney Conservatorium and Mannes College of Music New York, before becoming principal tenor at Theater Regensburg, Germany where his roles included the Duke (Rigoletto) and Oberon (title role).

Since returning to Australia Virgilio’s roles for Opera Australia have included the Duke and Borsa (Rigoletto), Goro (Madama Butterfly), Abbé (Adriana Lecouvreur), Remendado (Carmen), Pang and Pong (Turandot), Cassio (Otello), Uldino (Attila), Johansson (Ghost Sonata), Camille (The Merry Widow), Andres (Wozzeck), Narciso (Il turco in Italia), Ferrando (Così fan tutte, Tokyo).

He has also performed Almaviva (The Barber of Seville), Ramiro (Cinderella), Rodolfo (La bohème), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Jaquino (Fidelio), Malcolm (Macbeth), Monostatos (The Magic Flute), Pong, Harry (La fanciulla del West) for Opera Queensland; Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi) for West Australian Opera; Shepherd (Oedipus Rex) for New Zealand Festival; Don Ottavio, Jaquino, Harry, for State Opera South Australia; Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Enescu’s Vox maris, Verdi’s Requiem (MSO); Mozart’s Requiem (QSO) and Verdi’s Requiem for Sydney Philharmonia.

Virgilio Marino