2017 OPERA IN THE OZARKS ARTISTS FREDRIC BOND Tenor Doylestown, PA Education: BM, Susquehanna University. Teachers: Nina Tober, Alfonse Anderson, Stephanie Weiss. Coach: Timothy Rochester Roles Performed: Jacquino, Fidelio; Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi; Mayor Upfold, Albert Herring; Andrei, Mazepa Previous Experience: AIMS Graz, Austria; Opera on Tap Berlin, Amici Arts, Germany; Chicago Summer Opera; Russian Opera Workshop; Concert Operetta Theater, Philadelphia; Martina Arroyo Foundation Scholarship Benefactors: Dr. Alice Martinson and Carole Sturgis
JUSTIN BURGESS Baritone South Lyon, MI Education: Pursuing BM, University of Michigan. Teachers: Stephen West and David Daniels; Coaches: Timothy Cheek, Kathleen Kelly, Matthew Thompson, Jane Klaviter, Robert Morrison Roles Performed: Puck, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Gregorio, Romèo et Juliette; Archibald Grosvenor, Patience Awards: Bel Canto Institute Performance Award; Bel Canto Institute Orchestral Award Previous Experience: Bass Soloist: Bach BWV 78 and 106, University of Michigan Scholarship Benefactors: Beulah Walwerk Endowment, Corrine Mayfield Endowment
LAURA BROSCOW Soprano Irvine, CA Education: BM Vocal Performance, University of Arizona; pursuing MM Vocal Performance, Michigan State University. Current Teacher: Jane Bunnell; Current Coach: Elden Little. Other Teachers and Coaches: Ruth Ann Swenson, Faye Robinson, David Burnakus, Mark Robson Roles Performed: Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro; Ms. Pinkerton, The Old Maid and the Thief; Colette, L’Ivrogne corrige Awards: Graduate Assistantship, Michigan State University; Third Place, Amelia Reiman Vocal Competition; Third Place, Marguerite Ough Opera Competition; Third Place, Arizona Opera Guild Quest for the Best Previous Experience: Michigan State University Outreach Opera; CoOPERAtive at Westminster Choir College/Rider University; Redwoods Opera Workshop; Crittenden Opera Workshop; Le Chiavi di Bel Canto at University of Houston Scholarship Benefactors: Aleeta Mae Riney Endowment
MATTHEW CUMMINGS Tenor Pittsburgh, PA Education: BM Voice and Opera, BA Economics, Northwestern University; MM Voice and Opera, Northwestern University. Teachers: W. Stephen Smith, Sunny Joy Langton, Alan Darling Roles Performed: Mr. Splinters, The Tender Land; The First Commissioner, The Dialogues of the Carmelites; Sheldon Segal, Later the Same Evening; Snout, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Little Bat, Susannah; Buster Peeves, The Penthouse Suite; Rodolfo, The Honeymoon Suite Awards: Eckstein Music Scholarship Recipient, Northwestern University (2015-2017); J. Jerome and Mathlyn Miller Scholarship Recipient, Northwestern University (2011-2014) Previous Experience: Northwestern University Opera Theater, Lakes Area Music Festival, Pittsburgh Festival Opera Scholarship Benefactors: Dr. Alice Martinson and Carole Sturgis
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