Notable Alumni
Recent Performances of Note:
Title role in Carmen, Opera Birmingham and Louisiana Opera
Macelina in Le Nozze di Figaro, North Carolina OperaMother Goose in The Rake's Progress, Utah OperaFlorence Pike in Albert Herring, Santa Fe OperaMrs. Lovett in Sweeney ToddMaddalena in Rigoletto, San Diego OperaMadame de la Haltière in Cendrillon, Opera BirminghamPrincess Clarissa in The Love for Three Oranges, Opera Philadelphia
While at UNT:
BM Vocal PerformanceGirl Cat, L'enfant et les sortileges, RavelSister Anne of the Cross, Dialogues of the CarmelitesAlisa, Lucia di Lammermoor
Recent Performances of Note:
Nikita Khrushchev in JFK, Fort Worth OperaBob Boles in Peter Grimes, Princeton FestivalRodolfo in La Boheme, Syracuse OperaDon José in La tragédie de Carmen, Opera Naples
While at UNT:
BM Vocal PerformanceGabriel von Eisenstein in Der FledermausRodolfo in La bohèmeTybalt in Roméo et JulietteAssistant Stage Manager in Our TownDr. Cajus in FalstaffFlute in Midsummer Night’s Dream
Recent Performances of Note:
Tony Award Winner for Rodolfo in La bohème on BroadwayTitle role in Faust, Savonlinna Opera FestivalTitle role in La clemenza di Tito, Badisches StaatstheaterNemorino in The Elixir of Love, Indianapolis OperaIl Conte, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Boston Lyric Opera
While at UNT:
BM in Vocal Performance, 1999, tenorBeppe/Arlecchino in PagliacciFirst Puppet and Attendant in Postcard from MoroccoMohammed in Johnny Schicchi
Recent Performances of Note:
Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Stadttheater DarmstadtTitle role in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aalto Theater Essen and Oper KölnValentin in Faust, Theater DortmundPapageno in Die ZauberflöteEscamillo in Carmen
While at UNT:
Member of Shark’s gang in West Side Story
Recent Performances of Note:
Eisslinger in Die Meistersinger, San Francisco OperaMime in Das Rheingold, National Taichung Opera and Seattle OperaGoro in Madama Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera and San Diego OperaPong in Turandot, Pittsburg Opera, Canadian Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Atlanta Opera, Vancouver Opera
While at UNT:
Alfredo Germont in La traviataBeppe in RitaRinuccio in Gianni Schicchi
Recent Performances of Note:
Jette in Sister Africa, Chicago Athenaeum TheaterMimi in La Boheme, Opera AustraliaTitle role in Tosca, Oper Köln and Colorado Symphony OrchestraLiù in Turandot, The Met
While at UNT:
Donna Anna in Don GiovanniHanna Glawari in The Merry Widow
Recent Performances of Note:
Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking, Minneapolis OperaTitle role in La favorite, New Amsterdam OperaWaltraute in Die Walkure, Lyric Opera of ChicagoMeg in Falstaff, Intermountain OperaAmneris in Aïda, Florida and Houston grand operas
While at UNT:
BM Vocal PerformanceMrs Herring in Albert HerringMeg in FalstaffPrincess in Suor AngelicaMrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music
Recent Performances of Note:
Joseph de Rocher in Dead Man Walking, Washington National Opera, London’s Barbican Hall, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and Atlanta OperaEscamillo in Carmen, Boston Lyric OperaDoug in Everest, Dallas OperaElder Thompson, Glory Denied, Nashville Opera
While at UNT:
Mr. Gedge in Albert HerringMill in La Cambiale di Matrimoni
Recent Performances of Note:
Captain Gardiner in Moby-Dick, Dallas OperaUn Sergente degli arcieri in Manon Lescaut, Dallas OperaTitle role in Le nozze di Figaro, Hawaii Opera TheaterTitle role in Don Giovanni, Opera PacificDon Fernando in Fidelio, Chicago SymphonyMarco in A View from the Bridge, Lyric Opera of ChicagoMike Groom in Everest, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
While at UNT:
BM and MM in Vocal PerformanceSurin in The Queen of SpadesTitle role in Gianni SchicchiGuard in The Abduction from the SeraglioDon Alfonso in Così fan tutteFrank Maurant in Street Scene
Recent Performances of Note:
The Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen, Opera Santa BarbaraDonna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Intermountain OperaAngelina in La Cenerentola, San Diego OperaDorabella in Così fan tutte, Lyric Opera of ChicagoWellgunde and Rossweisse in Der Ring des Nibelungen, San Francisco Opera
While at UNT:
The Squirrel in L’enfant et lest sortilegesNancy in Albert HerringNancy Donati in Johnny SchicchiDelivery Boy in A Dark and Stormy Night
Recent Performances of Note:
Erda in Das Rheingold, Arizona OperaAmneris in Aida, English National OperaLa Badessa in Suor Angelica, Boston Symphony OrchestraDonna Rosa in Il postino, Virginia OperaDame Quickly in Falstaff, Opera Colorado
While at UNT:
Rosalinda von Eisenstein in Die FledermausMicaela and Old Beggar Woman on alternate nights in La tragédie de CarmenNedda/Columbina in Pagliacci
Recent Performances of Note:
Stevermann in Der fliegende Hollander, The MetPasquale in Orlando Paladino, Beyerische StaatsoperAlfredo in La traviata, Opera San AntonioConte Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Houston Grand OperaFerrando in Così fan tutte, Opera AustraliaTamino in Die Zauberflöte, The Met, Washington National Opera, Oper Frankfurt
While at UNT:
Title role in Albert HerringGoro in Madama ButterflyMr. Erlanson in A Little Night MusicBasilio in The Marriage of FigaroSolo Tenor in Dorian Gray
Recent Performances of Note:
Mrs. de Rocher in Dead Man Walking, Minneapolis OperaTitle role in Carmen, Central City OperaDesirée in A Little Night Music, Madison OperaMadeline in Three Decembers, Nashville OperaButtercup in H.M.S. Pinafore, Eugene OperaLysia in Lysistrata, Houston Grand OperaGiorgetta in Il Tabarro, Opera Theater of St. Louis
While at UNT:
Title role in RitaConstanza in The Abduction from the SeraglioLisa in The Queen of Spades
Recent Performances of Note:
Grammy for Marie Antoinette in The Ghosts of Versailles, Los Angeles OperaMagda Sorel in The Counsul, Long Beach OperaOld Lady in Candide, Carnegie HallTitle role in Salome, Pittsburg Opera and The MetAnna Maurant in Street Scene, Opera Monte CarloTitle role in Madama Butterfly, The MetTitle role in Tosca, The Met
While at UNT:
Jazz & Music Education StudiesDiana in Orpheus in the UnderworldPamina in The Magic FluteLaura in Louisa MillerSister Blanche in Dialogues des CarmélitesTitle role in Suor Angelica
Recent Performances of Note:
Gastone in La traviata, The MetSecond Priest in Die Zauberflöte, The MetMajor-Domo in Der Rosenkavalier, The MetDon Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, The MetGoro in Madama Butterfly, The MetBorsa in Rigoletto, The MetLe Remendado in Carmen, The Met
While at UNT:
Title role in Albert HerringRonald Donati and Antonio Donati on alternate evenings in Johnny SchicchiPaper Doll and Arithmetic in L’enfant et les sortilègesEdoardo in La Cambiale di Matrimonio