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Kanen Breen\\xa0is one of Australia\\u2019s most sought-after operatic tenors and a renowned concert and cabaret artist. He made his international debut, in 2003, in the role of Rodolfo, in Baz Luhrman\\u2019s Broadway production of\\xa0\\xa0LA BOHEME\\xa0in New York.

He has been a principal artist for\\xa0OPERA AUSTRALIA\\xa0over many years singing an extensive range of roles including\\xa0Camille\\xa0in\\xa0THE MERRY WIDOW\\xa0,\\xa0Nanki Poo\\xa0in\\xa0THE MIKADO,\\xa0Truffaldino\\xa0in\\xa0THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES,\\xa0Florville\\xa0in\\xa0IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO,\\xa0Alfred\\xa0in\\xa0DIE FLEDERMAUS,\\xa0Monostatos\\xa0in\\xa0THE MAGIC FLUTE\\xa0and\\xa0Ralph Rackstraw\\xa0in\\xa0HMS PINAFORE,\\xa0Sellem\\xa0in\\xa0THE RAKE\\u2019S PROGRESS,\\xa0Marco Palmieri\\xa0in\\xa0THE GONDOLIERS,\\xa0Dr. Caius\\xa0and\\xa0Bardolf\\xa0in\\xa0FALSTAFF, Pong\\xa0in\\xa0TURANDOT,\\xa0Andres/Cochenille/Pittinaccio/Frantz/Nathanael\\xa0in\\xa0THE TALES OF HOFFMANN,\\xa0Pirelli\\xa0in\\xa0SWEENEY TODD,\\xa0Almaviva\\xa0in\\xa0THE BARBER OF SEVILLE,\\xa0Rinuccio\\xa0in\\xa0GIANNI SCHICCHI,\\xa0Nadir\\xa0in\\xa0The Pearlfishers,\\xa0The Duke\\xa0and\\xa0Borsa\\xa0in\\xa0RIGOLETTO,\\xa0Almaviva\\xa0in\\xa0THE BARBER OF SEVILLE,\\xa0Count Albert\\xa0in\\xa0DIE TOTE STADT, the title role in\\xa0ALBERT HERRING\\xa0and\\xa0Rev. Horace Evans\\xa0in\\xa0PETER GRIMES, the\\xa0Sorcerer\\xa0in\\xa0DIDO & AENEAS\\xa0and\\xa0Damon\\xa0in\\xa0ACIS & GALATEA,\\xa0Dr. Blind\\xa0in\\xa0DIE FLEDERMAUS,\\xa0Guillot\\xa0in\\xa0MANON, Ramiro\\xa0in\\xa0LA CENERENTOLA,\\xa0Count Elemer\\xa0in\\xa0ARABELLA,\\xa0Pliable\\xa0and\\xa0Lord Lechery\\xa0in\\xa0THE PILGRIM\\u2019S PROGRESS, \\xa0Arturo\\xa0in\\xa0LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR,\\xa0Squeak\\xa0in\\xa0BILLY BUDD,\\xa0Vitek\\xa0in\\xa0THE MAKROPULOS AFFAIR\\xa0and\\xa0Johnny\\xa0in the company\\u2019s world premiere seasons of\\xa0BLISS\\xa0at the\\xa0EDINBURGH FESTIVAL.\\xa0 His performances of\\xa0Emilio\\xa0in Handel\\u2019s\\xa0PARTENOPE\\xa0were awarded a\\xa0HELPMANN AWARD.

For the\\xa0STATE OPERA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA\\xa0his roles include\\xa0Peter Quint\\xa0in\\xa0A TURN OF THE SCREW\\xa0and\\xa0Dr. Studz\\xa0in\\xa0HOW TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND. And for\\xa0WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA\\xa0he appears as\\xa0Cassio\\xa0in\\xa0OTELLO\\xa0during 2023.

He was first engaged by\\xa0VICTORIAN OPERA\\xa0for its premiere season of\\xa0THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS\\xa0and has since appeared as\\xa0The Beadle\\xa0in\\xa0SWEENEY TODD,\\xa0Uncle Ernie in\\xa0THE WHO\\u2019S TOMMY\\xa0and the premiere season of\\xa0Richard Mills\\u2019\\xa0\\u2018TIS PITY\\xa0with Meow Meow. For\\xa0OPERA NEW ZEALAND\\xa0he has appeared as the\\xa0Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski\\xa0in\\xa0CANDIDE.

Breen is also regularly engaged by\\xa0PINCHGUT OPERA, in 2021 appearing in the title role of Rameau\\u2019s\\xa0PLAT\\xc9E. His past appearances including\\xa0Erice\\xa0in Cavalli\\u2019s,\\xa0L\\u2019ORMINDO\\xa0and\\xa0Arnalta/Nutrice/Famigliari\\xa0in Monteverdi\\u2019s\\xa0THE CORONATION OF POPPEA.

Other engagements have included the \\xa0MELBOURNE FESTIVAL\\u2018s production of Jonathan Mills\\u2019\\xa0THE GHOSTWIFE, performances which he repeated at the Adelaide and Sydney festivals and in London at the\\xa0BARBICAN\\u2019s\\xa0BITE02\\xa0festival,\\xa0The Witch Of Endor\\xa0in the\\xa0ADELAIDE FESTIVAL\\u2018s season of the\\xa0GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA\\xa0production of Handel\\u2019s\\xa0SAUL, his performances receiving a\\xa0HELPMANN\\xa0AWARD\\xa0and the role of\\xa0Wilhelm\\xa0in Tom Wait\\u2019s\\xa0THE BLACK RIDER.

And on the musical theatre stage, he joined the cast of the\\xa0GORDON FROST ORGANISATION\\u2018s Australian production of\\xa0CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. 2023 includes the role of\\xa0Dr Treves\\xa0in\\xa0THE MARVELLOUS ELEPHANT MAN\\xa0in Melbourne.

His recent concert engagements include\\xa0CARMINA BURANA\\xa0with the\\xa0MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA\\xa0and the\\xa0SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIR.\\xa0

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