Phillip Rhodes

Born in New Zealand, Phillip Rhodes won the 2005 New Zealand Aria Competition and was awarded second place at the International Montserrat Caballé Competition in 2008. A former Emerging Artist with New Zealand Opera, he appears regularly with the company in roles including Macbeth (title role), Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana), Silvio (Pagliacci) and Marcello (La bohème). He made his Royal Opera debut as Escamillo (Carmen) in the 2018/19 Season. Highlights include Monterone (Rigoletto) for The Royal Opera, Giorgio Germont (La traviata) for Wellington Opera, Opera Australia and Scottish Opera, Escamillo (Carmen) for Opera North, WNO and The Grange Festival, Scarpia (Tosca) for Nederlandse Reisopera, Father (Hansel and Gretel) and Ford (Falstaff) for Scottish Opera and Don Pizarro (Fidelio) for Auckland Philharmonia. His success in the New Zealand Aria Competition and the Lexus Song Quest brought him to the attention of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, whose support and guidance he gratefully acknowledges.