John Pringle

John Pringle AM (born 17 October 1938) is a retired Australian operatic baritone. He sang leading and supporting roles with Opera Australia and its predecessors for 41 years (1967–2008), and with some overseas companies. He was strongly associated with roles by Mozart, such as Figaro and Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro; the title role and Leporello in Don Giovanni; Guglielmo and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte; and Papageno in The Magic Flute.

Biography John Pringle started his adult life as a pharmacist for five years, with a degree from the University of Melbourne. At the age of 28 music took over He had been singing in some amateur shows around Melbourne, and used his friendship with John Cargher to gain some valuable contacts in the opera world.

His debut was in the Australian Opera's 1967 production of Die Fledermaus, at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Gard also appeared in Pringle's final performance in 2008.

In 1973 he was part of the company's historic first season at the Sydney Opera House, singing the role of Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro.

He sang at Glyndebourne (as Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress),

Honours John Pringle was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988.

In 2004 he won the Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera (Alban Berg's Lulu).

In 2007 he won a Green Room Award for his performance as Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni, against such competition as Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who sang the title role in the same performances.