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Hubert Francis

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Season 2023/24 has seen Hubert (Hugh) Francis gain universal critical acclaim for his performance of Loge 'Das Rheingold', in Opera Australia's new world first all digital production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, directed by Chen Shi Zheng and conducted by Phillipe Auguin. He concludes the Season at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, singing Spoletta 'Tosca', celebrating 20 years since debuting the role there.

Recent highlights include a house and role debut as Graf Albert in ENO’s new production of Korngold’s 'The Dead City' directed by Annilese Miskimmon and conducted by Kirill Karabits, a highly acclaimed concert performance as Herodes 'Salome' with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra at the 75th Bergen International Festival conducted by Ed Gardner, and returning to Covent Garden for Spoletta 'Tosca'.

Covid cancellations include the role of Klaus-Narr in Schoenberg’s 'Gurre-Lieder'' with The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel at Disney Hall, and Aegist 'Elektra' with Israeli Opera.

Pre-Covid in Season 2018/19 Hugh gained critical acclaim for his portrayals of Herod 'Salome' with Israeli Opera under the baton of Dan Ettinger, in a new production directed by Itay Tiran, and of Hauptmann in the David McVicar production of 'Wozzeck' at Finnish National Opera conducted by Hannu Lintu.

Repertoire elsewhere include Tambourmajor 'Wozzeck' in New York (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Centre), Paris (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées), London (Royal Festival Hall), San Francisco (Zellerbach Hall), Los Angeles (Disney Hall), Dortmund (Konzerthaus) & with WNO; Herod 'Salome' with SOSA in Adelaide and with Singapore Lyric Opera; Shuisky 'Boris Godunov' with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Hrůša at London’s Royal Festival Hall; Hauptmann 'Wozzeck' at the Helsinki Festival with Karita Mattila and Florian Boesch; Chairman Mao 'Nixon in China' in Dublin; Shabby Peasant 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' with Canadian Opera Company in Toronto; Vítek 'The Makropoulos Case' with Finnish National Opera in Helsinki; Goro 'Madam Butterfly', Gamekeeper 'Rusalka' & Thibault in Verdi’s 'Les Vêpres Siciliennes' at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva; Bear Leader in Rimsky-Korsakov’s 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh'*, Thibault 'Les Vêpres Siciliennes'* & 1st Croupier in Prokofiev’s 'The Gambler' with Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam; Terry Bond in Benedict Mason’s 'Playing Away'', Ferdinand in Krenek’s 'Karl V'* & Spoletta 'Tosca' at the Bregenz Festival; Yannakos in Martinů’s 'The Greek Passion' Czech Music Festival at the Janáček Theatre in Brno; and Kedril/Hlas 'From the House of the Dead' at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Further repertoire includes Aegist, Elemer, Florestan, Herman, Mime, Sellem & Zinovy.

His more than 200 performances with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden include Male Chorus 'The Rape of Lucretia', Spoletta 'Tosca' (DVD with Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel with Pappano conducting), Trin 'La fanciulla del West' p.Faggioni c.Pappano, Herod(c),2nd/3rd Jew  'Salome'* p.McVicar c.Nanasi, Laios 'Oedipe' p.La Fura del Baus’ c.Hussain, Lucas & Raoul(c) 'The Exterminating Angel' p.Cairns c.Ades, Hunchback Brother 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' p.Guth c.Bychkov, Toby Higgins 'The Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny' p.Fulljames c.Wigglesworth, Piotr Feodorovich/Retired Colonel 'The Nose' p.Kosky c.Metzmacher, and Luka Kuzmic(c) 'From the House of the Dead' p. Warlikowski c.Wigglesworth.

Further UK credits include Chekalinsky 'The Queen of Spades' with WNO p.Jones c,Sinaisky, Junge Diener 'Elektra' with Opera North c.Farnes, Marquis & 1st Croupier in Prokofiev’s 'The Gambler' p.Fielding c.de Ritter and Don Basilio 'Le nozze di Figaro' p. Langridge c. Curnyn  with Grange Park Opera, and appearances with The Buxton and Covent Garden Festivals.

In concert he has appeared in both The Linbury Studio and Crush Room of the Royal Opera House performing Mahler’s 'Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen', Vaughan-William’s 'Songs of Travel' and Dvorak’s 'Gypsy Songs', plus broadcasts and telecasts with the BBC, Radio France, ORF, Dutch, Finnish and Swiss National Radios, and Live Cinema Relays with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

*available on DVD

English

Salome

Herodes

The Sicilian Vespers

Tebaldo

The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya

Bear handler

Carmen

Le Remendado

Tosca

Spoletta

Charles V

Ferdinand

The Nose, op. 15

Ivan, Kovalyov's valet

The Queen of Spades

Chekalinsky

Wozzeck

Tambourmajor

Madame Butterfly

Goro

Rusalka

Hajný

Hauptmann

The Makropulos Affair

Vítek

Samson and Delilah

Un Messager Philistin

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29

Vtoroy Prikazchik

Ariadne on Naxos

Ein Offizier

The Girl of the Golden West

Trin

3. Jude

The Master-Singers of Nuremberg

Balthasar Zorn

4. Jude

The Woman without a Shadow

Der Bucklige

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Toby Higgins

Oedipus

Laïos

Adriana Lecouvreur

Poisson

The Gambler

Markiz

From the House of the Dead

Vězeň Kedrila

Mladý vězeň

The Exterminating Angel

Lucas

Othello

Roderigo

The Dead City

Graf Albert

The Rhinegold

Loge

Hollow Hill

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Public

The Greek Passion

Manolios

Boris Godunov

Vasiliy Shuysky

Filka Morozov

Doctor Faust

Mephistopheles

Coachman

Shabby Peasant

Raúl

Pjotr Fjodorowitsch

Eight students

Knyaz Vasiliy Shuysky

Playing Away

Terry Bond

Pervyi krupie

Electra

Ein junger Diener

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