ABOUT
THE TEN TENORS
are an Australian music ensemble
that has toured extensively
nationally and internationally,
and released more than
20 albums.
The TEN Tenors are an Australian music ensemble that has toured extensively nationally and internationally and released 15 albums and 4 DVDs.
The current line up is: JD Smith, Adrian Li Donni, Cameron Barclay, Ammon Bennett, Boyd Owen, Sam Ward, Jared Newall, Michael Edwards, Riley Sutton and Daniel Belle. To find out more about each of the Tenors, check out their biogs below.
Since The TEN Tenors was first formed in 1995, the group has performed extensively in Australia, overseas and on television, and their signature brand of music featuring 10-part harmonies has been enjoyed by more than 90 million people.
They have headlined more than 2,000 concerts around the world, sold more than 3.5 million concert tickets and become renowned for their dynamic, choreographed performances and skillful ability to seamlessly transition from operatic arias to soulful ballads through to chart-topping pop and rock songs.
They have also shared the stage with artists including Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Andrea Boccelli, Willie Nelson, Alanis Morissette and Christina Aguilera. They have also appeared extensively on TV, including The Today Show, Oprah’s Australian Adventure, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, as well as the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for an audience of 32 million viewers and the 2012 UEFA Cup in Warsaw, Poland.
The TEN Tenors have also recorded numerous albums over the years, many of which have achieved platinum and gold status.
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Michael Edwards
Music Director
A love of singing has always been part of life for Michael, who began his career performing with a number of choirs, starting with the Australian Boys Choral Institute at the age of eight. He followed this with stints performing with groups including the National Youth Choir of Australia, the Adelaide Chamber Singers and The Consort of Melbourne before studying at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (where he was part of an award-winning vocal quartet) and moving into opera. He has performed in a range of productions with the Victorian Opera Chorus, including Nixon in China, La Traviata, and I Pagliacci, and was part of the company’s ANZAC centenary production, Remembrance.
Cameron Barclay
Tenor & Choreographer
The first New Zealander to join the group, Cameron hails from Auckland and studied extensively in his early years, graduating from both the University of Auckland and the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington. Prior to joining TTT, Cameron kept busy as a member of the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus, and performed in numerous shows and concerts including The Phantom of the Opera in Japan, The Pirates of Penzance in New Zealand, Die Fledermaus, Albert Herring, Handel’s Messiah and Margaret Wegener’s Ode to a Nightingale with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in the first recording of this work.
Ben Clark
Tenor
Ben, a VCA alum has forged a career that has seen him perform in all corners of the globe. Ben appeared in Opera Australia’s productions (indoor and outdoor) of Phantom of the Opera (2022/23) as The Hairdresser, covering the role of Ubaldo Piangi. Touring Australia in the titular role of John Merrick (aka The Elephant Man) in The Marvellous Elephant Man throughout 2023, Ben earned a 2024 Green Room Award Nomination for Leading Artiste in an Independent Musical. Other stage credits include Sweeney Todd (Vic Opera), The Magic Flute (Opera Australia). In 2018, Ben appeared in the hit television show ‘The Voice’. Throughout the show Ben tackled some of the biggest classical, musical theatre & Rock songs. Ben was Delta Goodrem’s final contestant, ultimately finishing 5th Overall. Ben has forged a path as one of Australia’s most sort after National Anthem performers, having performed for some of Australia’s biggest sporting teams. Most recently, Ben performed the Nation Anthem for the 2023/24 Boxing Day Test on the MCG. Ben began touring with The Ten Tenors in 2008 and is thrilled to be back in the road with boys again.Bio coming soon!
Sam Ward
Tenor
Bio coming soon!
Andrew Waldin
Tenor
Bio coming soon!
Jack Jordan
Tenor
Jack Jordan’s love of music began at an early age, when he joined the Australian Boys Choir. He has since performed with ensembles including Pinchgut Opera, The Song Company, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Bach Akademie Australia, The Consort of Melbourne and Victorian Opera. Performance highlights include Flute in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and soloist in Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas. Jack is a graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, earning both a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Diploma in Opera Studies, supported by the Future Generations Scholarship.
Shaun Kohlman
Tenor
Bio coming soon!
Nicholas Matters
Tenor
Nicholas Matters is a Melbourne-based tenor with a passion for both opera and musical theatre. Nicholas has a Diploma and Bachelors degree in Music Theatre Musical Theatre. He is also a graduate from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with First Class Honours in Music Performance. It was at the Melbourne Conservatorium that Nicholas developed his love for Opera. Prior to joining The TEN Tenors Nicholas was a member of Opera Scholars Australia, and was a Developing Artist in Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Program. With Victorian Opera he has appeared in English Eccentrics and Abduction. In November 2025 he will make his role debut as the Mad Hatter in Boojum!. Nicholas also has a love for sacred music performances, including the tenor solos in Schubert’s Mass in C and Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Nicholas is very excited to tour the USA, Europe, Asia and New Zealand with The TEN Tenors in 2026.
Ben Cody-Osborne
Tenor
Bio coming soon!
Thomas Weaver
Tenor
Thomas Weaver is a 25 year old British born performer who has a love for classical voice and musical theatre. His singing career began with Sydney Children’s Choir and Gondwana Choir which fuelled his passion to study Classical Voice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has performed in countless musicals with highlights being playing the role of Shrek with Sydney Youth Musical Theatre and Les Miserables with Packemin Productions. Thomas is currently a part time signing teacher at Sutherland Shire Signing and a full time member of The Ten Tenors.
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