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Robert Bickerstaff is an Australian baritone and voice teacher.

Robert Bickerstaff was born in Sydney, Australia. Having won awards and scholarships in Australia, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Dominique Modesti.

At the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris where he sang the role of Sean in Gilbert Becaud's Opera d'Aran.

His repertoire includes major oratorio and concert works, numerous song cycles and over sixty operatic roles.

In France and Belgium his roles included: Herod - Massenet's Herodiade Thoas - Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride Zurga - Bizet's Les Pecheurs de Perles Tonio - Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.

In London Robert became a principal baritone at the Saldlers Wells Opera Company. His first appearance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden was in 1974, and he performed regularly as principal baritone and as guest artist with the Welsh National Opera.

In the USA he sang for the Pittsburgh Opera where his roles included: Count Almaviva - Marriage of Figaro Enroci - Lucia di Lammermoor Escamillo - Carmen

Robert Bickerstaff has performed in association with distinguished international artists such as Sir Colin Davis, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Eugene Goosens, Jean Martinon, Edward Downes, Anton Guadagno, Victoria de los Angeles, Richard Tucker, Rita Hunter, Nocolai Ghiaurov, Jose Van Damme, Robert Massard, Beverly Sills, Tatiana Troyanos, Jill Gomez, Yvonne Kenny, Ezio Flagello, Lauris Elms, Donald Smith and Norman Bailey.

Robert was Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London, of which he is an Honorary Associate. He was tutor of singing at King's College Cambridge University.

Robert has given recitals, concerts, singing lessons and workshops in Japan where he given recitals, concerts, singing lessons and workshops.

Other music-related roles:

Music Consultant to SBS Multicultural Television; voice and presentation tutor for television and radio presenters in Australia and for Singapore Broadcasting; Choral conductor of the Willoughby Orchestra Choir; Director of the Asia Pacific Opera Centre; Director and Chairman of the Artistic Board of McDonald College of the Performing Arts; Deputy Chairman of the Cultural Council of the City of Sydney; Chairman of Marketing and Development for the Sydney Performing Arts Challenge (The City of Sydney Eisteddfod).