#Opera singer Shanul Sharma

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Shanul Sharma sings the full spectrum, bringing passion to every piece he performs. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon / Supplied: Shanul Sharma)

Shanul says the vocal skills he gained from heavy metal help his opera. (Supplied: Shanul Sharma)

Shanul says he's fallen in love with the "stakes" of opera singing. (Supplied: David Ng)

Shanul used to sing in a heavy metal band. He's now dazzling audiences at the opera

Opera singer Shanul Sharma's voice has been labelled dazzling and resplendent by critics, but classical music wasn't his first choice.

The tenor's first steps onto the stage were surrounded by electric guitars and banging heads.

Initially the lead singer of a heavy metal band, Shanul made the switch in 2012.

While the two genres may seem worlds apart, he says metal and opera share a lot of similarities.

By Monty Jacka and Sally Bryant

ABC - Make Me Feel Good

ABC News - 18 November, 2023

Photos © 2023 Shanul Sharma

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SEE also: https://www.shanul.com.au/

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YouTube video >> Operabase: Shanul Sharma sings Mitridate, re di Ponto (Mithridates, King of Pontus), K. 87 (74a), an opera seria in three acts by the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1770. (Released July 30, 2022 / 4mins.+57secs.):

Tenor: Shanul Sharma

Pianoforte: Andrea Katz

Recorded 27-06-2022 at Horti Hall, Melbourne, Australia.

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Shanul Sharma in the role of Mahatma Gandhi, in a 2023 production of Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by Opera Australia.

YouTube video: Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by New York Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Conducted by Christopher Keene (Released 19 September 2015 / 14mins.+45secs.)

SEE: Shanul Sharma in the role of Mahatma Ghandi in Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by Opera Australia, Director Andy Morton, Conductor Tahu Matheson, 2023: