Short Biography
- Professional Studies Certificate, Manhattan School of Music, Master of Music, Boston University, Bachelor of Music magna cum laude, Millsaps College. At Millsaps, gave male soprano debut in January, 1992, before having studied the voice. Hear the live recording from that day!
- National Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition
- European Debut: Spoleto, Italy, Festivale dei due Mondi, Händel’s Semele
- German Debut: Staatsoper unter den Linden, Hasse’s Solimano w-René Jacobs
- Bayersiche Staatsoper, ‘Gofreddo’ in Händel’s Rinaldo w-Ivor Bolton and David Alden
- Halle Händelfestpiele, title role in Händel’s Rodrigo w-Andreas Spering and Axel Köhler
- Cuvilliertheater, München, ‘Giulio Cesare’ in Ferrandini’s Catone in Utica. Released in 2004 by Oehms Classics.
- Karlsruhe Händelfestpiele, ‘Anastasio’ in Händel’s Giustino w-Michael Hofstetter and Peer Boysen
- Nationaltheater Mannheim, ‘Giulio Cesare’ in Piccini’s Catone in Utica w-Reinhard Goebel and Nicholas Broadhurst.
- Theatro Massimo, Palermo, title role in A. Scarlatti’s Massimo Puppieno w-Fabio Biondi
- Solo CD The Virtuoso Soprano Motets of Giacomo Carissimi released in 2008 by Hänssler Profile Editions in a co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk
A more in-depth biography can be downloaded here.
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An in-depth interview from February, 2011 in GBOpera, Italy's premiere online-opera magazine can be read here.
