David Hobson
David Hobson is an Australian opera singer and composer born on 18th November 1960 in Ballarat, Australia. He was discovered by the Victoria State Opera in the 1980s. He subsequently made his name with Opera Australia in his award winning performance of Rodolfo in La Boheme directed by Baz Luhrmann.
David Hobson Age
David Hobson was born on 18th November 1960.
David Hobson Career
David Hobson sang with church and school choir and local music groups as a child. While at the University of Melbourne he performed as a lead singer and bass guitarist with rock bands. His voice was heard on a demonstration tape of Macbeth and was invited to join the Victoria State Opera, understudying the role of Frederic in the VSO’s Joseph Papp (Broadway) version of The Pirates of Penzance in 1986.
This led to his becoming a member of the company’s Young Artists Programme, and making his debut as Rodolfo in a Victorian country tour production of La bohème in 1987.
In 1988 he made his debut with The Australian Opera (now Opera Australia) when he created the role of Lawrence in the world premiere of Brian Howard’s opera Whitsunday.
In 1990, he reprised the role of Rodolfo, opposite Cheryl Barker as Mimì, in a new production of La bohème for The Australian Opera, directed by Baz Luhrmann; this went on to become one of the company’s most successful productions. It was filmed during its 1993 return season and broadcast on ABC TV several times. Released on VHS in 1994, it was to become the first opera available on DVD (1998) and continues to be a best seller worldwide.
In 2008, he made his role debut as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore with the Victorian Opera, and created several roles in their world premiere season of Through the Looking Glass by Alan John.
In 2006, he sang the title role in a Perth International Arts Festival concert performance of Candide by Leonard Bernstein and received rave reviews. Just weeks later he had the honour of singing before Elizabeth II and many other distinguished guests, at a State Dinner in Canberra.
In February 2008 he made his debut at the Leeuwin Estate Concert Series in Margaret River with Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny, and in March returned to Mildura with another regular partner, Marina Prior, to sing at the Opera by the Lock.
David Hobson Family
David Hobson met Amber in 1992 when they performed together and they married in 1996. They have two children, daughter Madi (born1998) and son Sam (born 2001).
David Hobson Albums
- David Hobson & Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Deluxe Edition)
- Singing For Love: Immortal Duets, Arias and Songs
- The Exquisite Hour: A French Collection
- Stars of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Present Hit Songs From The Musical
- Ftench & Italian Arias
- Handel Days
- Endless Days
- Enchanted Way
- Inside This Room
- You’ll Never Walk Alone
- Cinema Paradiso
- Best of David Hobson
- Presenting David Hobson
- A Little Closer
- My Baby Just for Me
- The Promise
David Hobson Songs
- The Holy City
- You’ll Never Walk Alone
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Inside This Room
- Nella Fantasia
- Total Eclipse! – Samson
- Ombra Mai Fu
- Laissez-Moi Planter le Mai
- Silent Worship
- All Through the Night
- When She Loved Me
- Now Until the Break of Day
- The Impossible Dream
- Tomorrow Tomorrow
- Truly Scrumptious
- In Questa Stanza
- Where Do I Begin
- Celtic Medley: Cockles and Mussels
- My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose
- Celtic Medley: Loch Lomond
- Handel: Semele, Hwv 58 / Act 2 – Where’er You Walk
- The Pearl Fishers: Au Fond du Temple Saint
- Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory
- The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth
- Handel: Samson, Hwv 57 / Act 1 – “Total Eclipse!”
- Faust – Salut! Demeure Chaste et Pure
- The Pearl Fishers – Je Crois Entendre Encore
- Les pêcheurs de perles, wd 13: au fond du temple saint
- Donizetti: L’elisir D’amore / Act 2 – Una Furtiva Lagrima…Eccola!
- Handel: Semele, Hwv 58 / Act 2 – Where’er You Walk
- Australian Folk Song Medley: Click Go The Shears
David Hobson