Robert Tucker

Born in Australia and raised in Dunedin, baritone Robert Tucker completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Otago and spent time living in Australia and the UK before returning home to New Zealand in 2012 where he continues to work on the stage, in the concert hall, as a singing teacher and a choral conductor.

Since returning to New Zealand Robert has worked extensively with New Zealand Opera. Some highlights have been playing Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Schaunard in La bohème, Noah in three different productions of Noah's Flood for the Benjamin Britten centenary celebrations in 2013 and King George in Eight Songs for a Mad King by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies which was received with great critical success at the New Zealand International Arts Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival.

A passion of Robert's is bringing new New Zealand works to life. These have included characters in the operas Brass Poppies by Ross Harris and Höhepa by Jenny McLeod with New Zealand Opera and The God Boy by Anthony Ritchie with Opera Otago.

Highlights also include orchestral works The Journey Home by John Drummond with The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and In Paradisum by Kenneth Young with the Auckland Philharmonia.

Perhaps one of his biggest highlights has been bringing the character of Wolfie to life in Lucy Mulgan children’s opera Red! with NZ Opera and Auckland Philharmonia at their summer holiday programme in 2024.

You can see Robert Tucker live with the Auckland Philharmonia on Saturday 25 July at Madame Butterfly.