Jeffrey Black
| Jeffrey Black |
|---|
| Born: 1962 |
| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation |
| Opera singer |
| Notable Roles |
| Count Almaviva in
Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni Guglielmo in Così fan tutte Papageno in The Magic Flute Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus Schaunard in La bohème Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor |
Jeffrey Black (born 1962 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is an internationally acclaimed opera singer. He studied singing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and appeared in many of the operas staged by the Conservatorium students and post-graduate students, including appearing in the role of "Figaro", as a first year opera student, in the Conservatorium's 1981 production of The Marriage of Figaro, at the Basil Jones Theatre (now called the QUT Gardens Theatre).
Black was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. He won the Marianne Mathy Scholarship in the Australian Singing Competition in 1983 and the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship in 1985.
Black made his operatic debut as a principal singer with the Australian Opera in 1984. He made his debut in the United Kingdom at Glyndebourne in 1986.
Jeffrey Black has sung with some of the world's leading Opera companies, including:
Jeffrey Black's opera and operetta roles have included, among others, the following:
He currently resides in Barnes, Southwest London, with his wife Janice, son James and daughter Tiffany. Black's son has diabetes, and he has been active in fundraising in support of his cause.
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