Martin Thomas Buckingham has been described as ‘Electric’ in performance. His portrayal

of Rodolfo prompted one reviewer to remark, that he “radiates charm and charisma as his

beautiful tenor voice enchants the audience with Puccini’s romance.”

Martin has performed across Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe and China.

Martin began his studies as an actor and on the Music Theatre stage. He graduated from the

Australian Institute of Music on full scholarship with a Bachelor of Music Theatre with 1st

class honours. He later attended Charles Sturt University on a Commonwealth Scholarship

obtaining a Masters in Visual and Performing Arts. After a short time at the Sydney

Conservatorium Opera Studio, Martin, in 2008, began his work with Opera Australia. In his

initial 4 years with the company, Martin appeared in over 40 productions, covering and

performing some 13 assorted roles.

In 2015 Martin performed with the company in the role of Pinkerton in Opera Australia’s

Melbourne Season of Madama Butterfly as well as covering major roles in La Boheme,

Faust, Turandot and La Traviata. He also featured in their Great Opera Hits concert

series. In October, Martin appeared as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Sydney Independent

Theatre.

Operatic Roles performed with Opera Australia: Alfredo/La Traviata, Rodolfo/La

Boheme, Pinkerton/ Madama Butterfly, Spoletta/Tosca, Dance Master/Manon

Lescaut, Foreman/ Lady Macbeth of  Mtsensk, Gastone/ La Traviata and First

Prisoner /Fidelio.

Operatic Roles performed with other companies: Cavaradossi/Tosca; Almaviva/Il

barbiere di Siviglia, Ferrando/Cosi fan tutte, Cecco/ Il mondo della luna,

Donald/Gallantry, Mozart/Mozart and Salieri, Prince Philip/A Dinner Engagement,

Lechmere/Owen Wingrave and the title role in Candide.

Roles Covered: Title role/Faust, Edgardo / Lucia di Lammermoor, Valzacchi / Der

Rosenkavalier, Nick / La fanciulla del West, Peppe/Pagliacci and Zimmer Kellner

/Arabella.

Oratorio repertoire includes: Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, Mendelssohn’s Elijah,

Dvořák’s The Spectre’s Bride; Voices of Light; World Youth Day, Mass for the Common

People & Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.

Martin has appeared in the Edinburgh, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals, toured

Queensland, The Northern Territory and Western Australia, performed as soloist with the

Beijing, Sydney, Melbourne, Strathfield, Penrith and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras;

Orchestra Victoria, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Newcastle Festival Opera, Australian Youth

Opera, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and The Australian Tenors.