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A Spotswood-based opera tenor who started out in a heavy metal band has spoken of his extraordinary career path and how COVID-19 united humanity.
Shanul Sharma is performing in Opera Australia’s Great Opera Hits at the Sydney Opera House until March 3.
Born in India, Sharma arrived in Australia at age 19 to study information technology.
He was living in the regional New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga and singing in a band called Subrusion, which released three albums.
The band’s influences included Killswitch and Metallica, but even then reviewers were starting to notice something in Sharma’s voice.