Portland SummerFest Presents Opera in the Park 2011
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Carmen
Stacey Rishoi
Mezzo-soprano Stacey Rishoi has garnered an international reputation for the beauty and power of her instrument. Following her debut as Adalgisa in Norma the Washington Post stated, “It was Rishoi’s Adalgisa, however, who nearly stole the show with a performance that was convincing and unwavering from start to finish... Rishoi commanded the stage with a lustrous voice graced with natural expression and a surprising clarion projection.”
In 2010-11 Stacey Rishoi returns to Calgary Opera to sing Amneris in Aida and to Cincinnati Opera to sing Maddalena in Rigoletto and Madama Larina in Eugene Onegin. She also performs the role of Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with Toledo Opera, and appears as soloist with both the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in Verdi’s Requiem, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah, and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. In the 2009-10 season she returned to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra to sing Messiah, JoAnn Falletta conducting; sang as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with both the Fresno Philharmonic and Springfield Symphony orchestras; in Verdi’s Requiem with Bel Canto Chorus; in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Florida Orchestra; and in an evening of opera highlights with Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. In summer 2010 she sang as soloist in Cincinnati Opera’s 90th Anniversary Gala concert.
Her 2008-09 season included singing as soloist in Messiah with the Pacific and Jacksonville symphony orchestras; Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with Calgary Opera; De Falla’s El Amor Brujo with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; Mozart’s Requiem with the Jacksonville and Atlanta symphony orchestras; Verdi’s Requiem with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Buffalo Philharmonic; Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with West Virginia Symphony; and an appearance with the South Dakota Chamber Orchestra in a vocal showcase concert, which included Berlioz' Les Nuits d'ete, through Sounds of South Dakota.
Highlights of Ms. Rishoi’s recent seasons include two successful role debuts - Dalila in Samson et Dalila with Nashville Opera and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Orlando Opera; her return to Washington National Opera as Waltraute in Die Walküre; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Grant Llewellyn; Dvorák’s Stabat Mater and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC; de Falla’s The Three Cornered Hat with Columbus Symphony; joining the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for the world premiere of Tan Dun’s The First Emperor; Mozart’s Requiem with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and performances of Vaughan Williams' Five Tudor Portraits and Serenade to Music at the Washington National Cathedral.
Other opera highlights include Adalgisa with Virginia Opera; Waltraute in Die Walküre with both Seattle Opera and Canadian Opera Company; Amneris in Aida with Orlando Opera; and Magdalene in Die Meistersinger with the Cincinnati May Festival, conducted by James Conlon. Ms. Rishoi also added the role of Waltraute in Götterdammerung to her repertoire at Seattle Opera, as well as Fricka in Die Walküre with the Canadian Opera Company. She has performed both Sesto in La clemenza di Tito and Arsamene in Xerxes with Wolf Trap Opera; Jo in Little Women with both Central City Opera and Opera Omaha; Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with Utah Opera; Mercedes in Carmen with Kentucky Opera, Meg Page in Falstaff with Opera Festival of New Jersey; Flora in La traviata with New Orleans Opera; and Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte with both Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the 2003 Macau International Music Festival.
Ms. Rishoi has met with critical acclaim on concert stages across the U.S. and has garnered an extensive list of symphonic credits. Among her many successes are Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Syracuse symphony orchestras; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Virginia Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and Santa Rosa Symphony; her engagement by Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic to sing the world premiere of Michael Torke’s Four Seasons and Aaron Kernis' Garden of Light, which was followed by an immediate re-engagement to sing the world premiere of Ades' America: A Prophesy; and Mozart’s Requiem with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and Portugal’s Festival Dos 100 Dias. She has performed Bach’s Magnificat with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; B Minor Mass with the Bach Festival Society (FL); and St. Matthew Passion with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, D.C.; Handel’s Messiah with both the Phoenix and San Diego symphony orchestras; and Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Rishoi can be heard on the world premiere recording of Liszt’s St. Stanislaus, conducted by James Conlon, on the Telarc label. The Liszt also marked her debut performance at the Cincinnati May Festival.
Committed to the performance of song literature, Ms. Rishoi was singled out for her participation in the “Christa Ludwig Song Workshop: Brahms and Mahler,” sponsored by Carnegie Hall. She also gave the world premiere of John Musto’s song cycle for vocal quartet and piano titled The Book of Uncommon Prayer at Miller Theatre, Columbia University.
Ms. Rishoi is a winner of the 1999 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the Norman Treigle Award from New York City Opera. She has served as artist in residence at Festival Dos 100 Dias in Portugal and at the Beaumaris Festival in Wales. She is married to bass Gustav Andreassen.
Carmen is Ms. Rishoi’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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Don José
Daniel Snyder
Daniel Snyder has been noted as a dramatic performer of innate musicality and powerful presence. He has appeared throughout the United States, as well as Mexico and the Dominican Republic. His recording work has taken him to Berlin and he has concertized in theaters and halls as far away from his home as Mozambique, and as noted as the Seattle Symphony and Carnegie Hall.
Before coming to singing and stage performance, American tenor Daniel Snyder was a US Marine Sergeant, where his talents came to the attention of his fellow Marines. After leaving the Marines, he re-enlisted to become a soloist with the US Army Chorus based in Washington DC as a member of 'Pershing’s Own'. He has sung for presidents (former and sitting), Supreme Court Justices, Congressman and dignitaries of many nations during official ceremonies and entertainments as a noncommissioned officer in the Army band. The performer’s first classical recital was given while still a Marine at the memorial chapel of Quantico Marine Base. Since his honorable discharge in 2005, the tenor has been adding operatic debuts and orchestra appearances every season.
Known for his dramatic stage presence and for his adept musicianship, Mr. Snyder has performed in world renowned venues throughout the USA, South America, Germany and most recently Africa, in April of 2009. His repertoire encompasses the romantic leading roles of both Italian and German repertoire, including Siegfied, Max, Florestan, Don Jose, and Radames to name a few. He is equally at home in concert and is recognized in particular for his interpretation of the Verdi Requiem, which he has performed with leading orchestras throughout America.
Engagements for the 2008/09 season included Der Frieschutz with Opera Boston, the Verdi Requiem with the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, and a return to Fledermaus in Pittsburgh with the Opera Theater.
During the critically successful 2007/08 season Mr. Snyder assumed the demanding role of Hoffmann in a new production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann at Virginia Opera, followed by the Italian Tenor in Die Fledermaus at Opera Theater of Pittsburgh and concerts of Neapolitan Songs with Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra and Murfreesboro Symphony. He then performed Carmina Burana with the Toledo Symphony, followed by the Verdi Requiem with the Oakland East Bay Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the Master Chorale of North Carolina, the North Penn Symphony Orchestra and in a debut at Carnegie Hall with Saint Cecila. He finished the season singing the role of Radames in Aida in debuts in Chicago with Enrique de Patron Rueda conducting, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brita in the Dominican Republic under the baton of José Antonio Molina.
As a recitalist, Mr. Snyder has been a regular performer in the Embassy Series in Washington D.C. He has sung at the Czech embassy, the Hungarian embassy and the Austrian embassy. In 2006, he helped ring in the New Year at the Seattle Symphony with performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Other concert credits include Handel’s Messiah with the Kennedy Center Orchestra, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater with the National Philharmonic, Rossini’s Stabat Mater with the Winterpark Bach Festival, Mozart’s Requiem with the Washington Bach Consort, and a rare performance of Frank Martin’s In Terra Pax with the National Cathedral Choral Society, as well as many recitals of art song across the country.
Other notable past engagements include Pinkerton, Siegfried, Tristan, and Don Jose, and recordings include Kurt Weill’s 'Eternal Road' with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Berliner Rundfunk Orchestra for the Naxos label. His appearance in Xalapa Mexico as Tamino during their summer music festival excited critical acclaim and enthusiasm.
Engagements in the 2009/10 season included: Don Jose for the National Philharmonic, the Connecticut Grand Opera, and Brazos Valley Symphony, where he also performs the Verdi Requiem. He appears again in the Verdi Requiem in Norwalk Connecticut, the world premier of the new oratorio by Aaron Garber in Roanoke Virginia, and gala concerts in Baltimore, Dayton Tennessee, and Bowling Green Kentucky with Orchestra Kentucky. He adds the role of 'TambourMajor' in Wozzeck with the Astoria Music Festival.
Carmen is Mr. Snyder’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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Escamillo
Richard Zeller
One of America’s leading baritones, Richard Zeller, is internationally acclaimed for his concert and opera roles. He is known for his beautiful dramatic voice and presence as well as his outstanding musicianship. His recent engagements include the roles of Macbeth and Valentin in Faust for Portland
Opera, Metropolitan Opera performances of Giordano’s Andrea Chenier and Gounod’s Faust, and Lyric
Opera of Chicago’s Boris Godunov and Andrea Chenier. Other appearances have included Marcello in La Bohème with Cincinnati Opera,
at the Metropolitan Opera in La Bohème and Tannhäuser, and in Scottish Opera’s widely heralded, award-winning production of Macbeth directed
by Luc Bondy at its Edinburgh Festival premiere in 1999/2000 and revival at the Vienna Festival. He has performed Gluck’s Alceste at
the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin and Gluck’s Ipighénie en Tauride in Madrid. Mr. Zeller has frequently performed the role of Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata in opera and concert venues that include Hamburgische
Staatsoper, San Diego Opera, Scottish Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Opera Rotterdam and Dublin Opera and he will perform Germont in Portland
Opera’s upcoming production of La Traviata this fall. Other Verdi baritone roles include Amonasro in Aida with Portland Opera and Florida Philharmonic, the title role in Rigoletto with New York City Opera; and Count di Luna in Il Trovatore with both San
Diego Opera and Scottish Opera. Richard Zeller’s recordings include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for Centaur
Records, and Virgil Thompson’s Lord Byron and Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land for Koch International.
In 2002/03 Mr. Zeller appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in three new productions: as Ernesto in Bellini’s Il Pirata with Renée Fleming; in the lead role of Eddie in William Bolcom’s opera based on the Arthur Miller play A View From the Bridge; and as Chorebe in Berlioz’s Les Troyens, conducted by Maestro James Levine. He also appeared twice with New
Jersey Symphony and Zdenek Macal, recording Dvorak’s Te Deum and performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. He sang Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the St.
Louis Symphony and Donald Runnicles and appeared with Keith Lockhart and the Utah Symphony in Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast.
He performed in the Metropolitan Opera’s Concerts in the Parks as Enrico in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, and sang Fauré’s Requiem and Berlioz’s
Roméo et Juliette with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Jahja Ling.
Mr. Zeller has appeared with Portland SummerFest in the title role in Verdi’s Rigoletto (2007), Lord Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor (2008), Germont in La
Traviata (2009) and Il Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore (2010).
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Micaela
Amy Hansen
Although American soprano Amy Hansen has performed with the New Israeli Symphony in Tel Aviv, in the Taiwan National Theater and at the Kennedy Center in D.C., Oregon tops her list of favorite venues. She recently made her Canadian debut as the title role in Lakmé with Edmonton and Calgary Operas. Ms. Hansen also performed Donna Anna in Sacramento Opera’s Don Giovanni, and Pamina in Townsend Opera Players' The Magic Flute. Other recent opera roles include Anina in a Long Island L'Elisir d'Amore, featured in the New York Times, and Despina in Portland Opera and Brooklyn Philharmonic productions of Cosí fan tutte. Ms. Hansen graduated with honors from Oberlin College Conservatory and, after studies at Indiana University, concertized extensively as a resident artist with the Portland Opera 1996-98. She especially enjoys championing 20th Century music, having performed works by Crumb, Henze, and newer American composers. She sang Pat Nixon in the Midwest premiere of Adams' Nixon in China at Indiana University of which the British Opera Journal said Hansen “sang Pat Nixon purse dangling from her arm with sweetness, handling the high tessitura breezily.” In Oregon, she has been a featured soloist with the Oregon and Eugene Symphonies, the Portland Opera, Opera Theater Corvallis, Rogue Valley Opera, the Astoria Music Festival, and at the Cascade Festival of Music.
Ms. Hansen has performed with Portland SummerFest as Gilda in Rigoletto (2007), in the title role of Lucia Di Lammermoor (2008), and as Violetta in La Traviatta (2009).
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Frasquita
Jacqueline Shoda-Iwasaki
Soprano Jacqueline Shoda-Iwasaki has been a recent Young Artist at Opera Tampa, making her debut with that company as Bianca in La Rondine, and covering the title role in The Merry Widow and La Traviata. She also recently made her debut with the Florida Symphony Orchestra, was featured as soprano soloist in the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with the Astoria Music Festival and in Carmina Burana with the Southwest Washington Symphony. She is a graduate of Portland State University where she sang the roles of Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte. She has received both the Encouragement and Audience Favorite awards at the Metropolitan Opera District Auditions.
Carmen is Ms. Shoda-Iwasaki’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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Mercedes
Valery Saul
Mezzo-soprano Valery Saul recently received her M. M. in Vocal Performance from the University of British Columbia, where she sang the roles of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Prince Orlofksy in Die Fledermaus, also performing Sesto in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in the Czech Republic with the European Music Academy. Other performances include Rosina in The Barber of Seville for Vancouver Opera in the Schools and Dora in the world premier of The Dream Healer, aired live on the CBC. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Portland State University and is currently a member of the Portland Opera Chorus.
Carmen is Ms. Saul’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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El Remendado
Derek Larson
Tenor Derek Larson recently appeared as Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann with Cascadia Concert Opera, Der Knarr in the Astoria Music Festival’s Wozzeck, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas with U of O Opera, and as tenor soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel's Messiah and Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Mozart’s Requiem, and Britten’s Cantata Academica. He holds an M. M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Oregon.
Carmen is Mr. Larson’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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El Dancairo
Scott Ingham
Bass Scott Ingham has performed with the Astoria Music Festival, Oregon Symphony, Rogue Opera, and Opera San Luis Obispo. He is a graduate of Oregon State University and this fall will be attending graduate school at the Manhattan School of Music.
Mr. Ingham performed with Portland SummerFest as a member of the chorus in Il Trovatore (2010).
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Morales
Erik Hundtoft
Baritone Erik Hundtoft has appeared with opera companies throughout the Northwest, including Obsidian Opera, Opera Theater Oregon, Resonance Ensemble, Portland SummerFest, Capella Romana, and Rogue Opera. He sang the title role in Don Giovanni and Dandini in La Cenerentola for PSU Opera and Sid in Albert Herring for Bel Canto Northwest. He is a member of Portland Opera Chorus and recently completed a tour with POGO, Portland Opera's educational outreach program.
Mr. Hundtoft has performed with Portland SummerFest as Ben in The Telephone (2005).
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Zuniga
André Flynn
Bass André Flynn has been featured as Don Prudenzio in Il Viaggio a Reims, Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata, Montano in Otello, and Angelotti in Tosca with Portland Opera. With Eugene Opera he has performed Bonze in Madama Butterfly and Simone in Gianni Schicchi.
Mr. Flynn has performed with Portland SummerFest as Ferrando in Il Trovatore (2010) and as a member of the chorus in La Traviata (2009).
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Guest Recitalist
Gustav Andreassen
Norwegian-American bass Gustav Andreassen has performed with major opera companies and orchestras throughout North American and Europe, to great acclaim. For his recent portrayal of Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Opera News stated: “The extraordinary potent bass of Gustav Andreassen was all black tone - sonorous, distinctive, with fine musicianship and dramatic flair.” Gustav Andreassen’s 2010-11 season includes singing Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Cincinnati Opera; the roles of Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress, also Wotan in an Opera Gala, “The Romance of the Ring,” all with Toledo Opera; and Verdi’s Requiem with both Opera Naples and the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. In the 2009-10 season he sang Colline in La bohme with Portland Opera, also with Indianapolis Opera, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Green Mountain Opera Festival, as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with both the Fresno Philharmonic and Springfield Symphony orchestras; and in Verdi’s Requiem with Rochester Philharmonic, also with the Louisville Orchestra. In summer 2009, he sang as soloist at the Aspen Music Festival in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar.”
Recent highlights include appearing as Leporello in Don Giovanni at Arizona Opera, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail with Opéra Atelier (Toronto), singing as soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, in Mozart’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony, in an appearance with the South Dakota Chamber Orchestra in a vocal showcase concert through Sounds of South Dakota, a concert appearance as Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin with the National Symphony Orchestra, the roles of Mercury and Ghost of Hector in Berlioz’s Les Troyens with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under James Levine at Tanglewood, and performances of Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder at the Aspen Music Festival.
Mr. Andreassen’s prolific opera career includes successes at leading opera houses throughout the world. He is a frequent presence at Utah Opera, having performed Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, and King in Aida; and has sung several roles at Arizona Opera, including Blitch in Susannah, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. He has performed as Sourin in Pique Dame and as Prince Gremin with San Francisco Opera, Osmin with both Boston Lyric Opera and Glimmerglass Opera, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Wolf Trap Opera, as well as Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Boston Baroque, Florida Grand Opera, and Cincinnati Opera, among others. Internationally Mr. Andreassen has appeared with Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Hamburgishe Staatsoper, De Vlaamse Opera, and in Lucca, Italy in such roles as Ferrando in Il trovatore, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, and King Philip II in Don Carlos.
An avid concert artist, Mr. Andreassen’s extensive list of symphonic engagements include performances of Mozart’s Requiem with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Robert Spano, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 with Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz, Bach’s Magnificat with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Liszt’s St. Stanislaus at the Cincinnati May Festival under James Conlon, and both Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Chautauqua Institution, Beethoven’s Mass in C and Choral Fantasy with Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem with Black Hills Symphony, Schubert’s Mass in G with Arizona State Chorus, and Mozart’s Vesparae Solemnes with Masterworks Chorale of Tucson.
In addition to winning the Heinz Rehfuss Singing-Actor Award at Orlando Opera, Mr. Andreassen received three prestigious awards while a graduate student at Cincinnati Conservatory or Music: the Italo Tajo Award, the Norman Treigle/New York City Opera Award, and the Corbett Award. While an undergraduate at the University of Arizona he was awarded first place in the Amelia Rieman Competition and placed second in the Western Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. A native of Oregon, Gustav Andreassen is married to mezzo-soprano Stacey Rishoi.
The recital
is Mr. Andreassen’s debut performance with Portland SummerFest.
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Guest Recitalist
Marco T. Panuccio
Italian-American lyric tenor Marco Panuccio is earning sensational international acclaim from both audiences and critics. In 2011 Mr. Panuccio sang the Duke with Grange Park Opera in which The Stage Reviews said, “Marco Panuccio’s Duke is the work of an artist” In 2010, Mr. Panuccio sang with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra where the Cincinnati Enquirer hailed him saying “There were moments for the soloists to bask in the spotlight, too, including the opening ‘E lucevan le stelle’ from Puccini’s Tosca, where Panuccio served notice once again that he is a leading tenor of the first rank…He has it all: a stellar voice, good looks, keen acting skills and the intelligence to handle a major career…With a sheaf of international engagements in his pocket, he may not be heard in Cincinnati as often as he has to date.” In 2009, he performed Bégearss in The Ghosts of Versailles with Wexford Festival Opera in which Opera News exalted him saying “As the villain Bégearss, Mr. Panuccio gave what might well turn out to be a career-making performance…His well-produced tenor made the ‘Worm’ aria a showstopper”. In the summer 2008, he made his debut as Edgard in Lucie de Lammermoor with Cincinnati Opera. Opera News said, “Panuccio held the audience in the palm of his hand as he softly yet strongly projected the young hero’s dilemma through delicate pianissimos. His warm lyric tenor was a marvel of vocal magic.” The Cincinnati Opera also presented Mr. Panuccio in a recital celebrating Italian song. The Cincinnati Enquirer said, "From a roar to a wisp of a tone, Panuccio’s voice has a fullness and focus, a startling presence, and a compelling communicative power that electrifies the audience."
Upcoming performances in the 2011 season and beyond include Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Grange Park Opera, the title role in Harbison’s The Great Gatsby with Ensemble Parrallèle, and tenor soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
In 2010 and 2011 Mr. Panuccio appeared as the Duke in Rigoletto with Grange Park Opera, Rodolfo in La Bohème with Lyrique-en-Mer Festival de Belle-île France, Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon with Opera Grand Rapids, and the title role in Bernstein’s Candide with Münchner Philharmoniker, Don José in Carmen with Opera Holland Park, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Florida Grand Opera, the Electrician in Thomas Adès’s Powder Her Face with Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Teatro Rossini in Lugo, Anthony in Sweeney Todd with the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti a Modena, Teatro Rossini a Lugo, and Teatri Comunali di Piacenza, Alfredo in La Traviata and Manrico in Il Trovatore both with Portland SummerFest, and an Italian Gala Concert with Beijing Symphony in China.
In the 2008 Season, Mr. Panuccio made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon and covered Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. Mr. Panuccio also performed Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Arizona Opera, Rodolfo in La Bohème with Cleveland Opera, Edgard in Lucie de Lammermoor with Cincinnati Opera, Alfredo in La Traviata with Michigan Opera Theatre, Duke in Rigoletto with New Orleans Opera, Prince Karl in The Student Prince with Nashville Opera, Verdi’s Requiem with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Honolulu Symphony.
Mr. Panuccio has collaborated with noted conductors such as Giordano Bellincampi, Giuliano Carella, Keith Clark, James Conlon, Andreas Delfs, Stéphane Denéve, Erich Kunzel, Steven Lord, Steven Mercurio, Donald Nally, Emmanuel Plasson, Robert Porco, John Morris Russell, Patrick Summers, Emmanuel Villaume, Dean Williamson, Martin Wright, and Xian Zhang.
For more information about Mr. Panuccio please visit his website at www.MarcoPanuccio.com.