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Regina Marc Blitzstein
Artist Bios
Gwendolyn Jones, Mezzo-soprano
Baton Rouge, LA
Regina Giddens
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DMMO History: 15 major roles since 1989 including Queen Elizabeth I, Gloriana 2005, Der Komponist (Composer), Ariadne auf Naxos, Thisbe, La Cenerentola 2004; Elizabeth Proctor, The Crucible 2003 and 1989; Herodias, Salome 2002; Adalgisa, Norma 2000; Florence Pike, Albert Herring 1997; Augusta Tabor, The Ballad of Baby Doe 1995; Carmen, Carmen 1994; Desideria, The Saint of Bleeker Street 1993; Octavian, Der Rosenkavalier 1992; Nicklausse, Les Contes D’Hoffmann 1989
Recently: La Principessa, Suor Angelica, Ciesca, Gianni Schicchi, New Orleans Opera; Madame Flora, The Medium, Music at Madewood, New Orleans Opera; Amneris, Aïda, Nevada Opera; Judge for National Finals of Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition.
Upcoming: Amneris, Aida, Pensacola Opera |
Apprentice Artist Program
DMMO Mainstage Debut
Recently: Lucy, The Billy Goats Gruff, Norina, Don Pasquale, OPERA Iowa, 2008; Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006, Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, 2005, University of Colorado, Boulder; Marlena, A Soldier’s Promise, The Ohio Light Opera, 2005
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Sara Gartland, Soprano
St. Paul, MN
Alexandra Giddens
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Anna Vikre, Soprano
Sacramento, CA
Birdie Hubbard |
DMMO History: The Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute 2006; Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor 2005
Recently: Oscar, Un ballo in maschera, Opera Santa Barbara; Violetta, La Traviata, Sacramento Opera: Aminta, The Silent Woman, Long Beach Opera; Adina, L'elisir d'amore, Orlando Opera; Norina, Don Pasquale, Deutches Oper am Rhein; Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, Sacramento Opera, Norina, Don Pasquale, Orlando Opera; Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Memphis |
DMMO Mainstage Debut
Recently: Abuela, La Vida Breve, Dallas Opera; El Amor Brujo, St. Louis Symphony; Recitals, Perth, Australia
Upcoming: Lord Nelson Mass, Central Pennsylvania Symphony; Rodgers & Hammerstein Pops, York Symphony |
Gwendolyn Bowers, Mezzo-soprano
Pella, IA
Addie
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Ryan Allen, Bass
Dallas, TX
Horace Giddens
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DMMO History: Pistol, Falstaff, Rev. John Hale, The Crucible 2003: Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Superintendent Budd, Albert Herring 1997; Don Alfonso, Cosi fan tutte, Benoit/Alcindoro, La Bohème 1996; Dr. Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd 1995; Horace Giddens, Regina, Sparafucile/Monterone, Rigoletto 1994
Recently: Njegus, The Merry Widow, Florentine Opera; Dickenson, The Midnight Angel, Skylight Opera; Alcindoro/Benoit, La Bohème, Berkshire Opera Company; Don Basilio, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Austin Lyric Opera; Seneca, The Coronation of Poppea, Theater/Milwaukee
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DMMO History: Sciarrone, Tosca, Barney, The Ballad of Baby Doe 1981; Sebastian, The Tempest, Gregorio, Romeo and Juliet 1986; Marcello, La Bohème 1987; Figaro, The Barber of Seville, Ping, Turandot 1988; Dr. Falke, Die Fledermaus, John Proctor, The Crucible 1989; Germont, La Traviata, Rangoni, Boris Godunov 1990; Captain Balstrode, Peter Grimes, Sharpless, Madama Butterfly 1991; Jack Rance, The Girl of the Golden West, Peter, Hansel and Gretel 1992; Ancharström, A Masked Ball 1993; Macbeth, Macbeth 1996; Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi, Michele, Il Tabarro 2001
Recently: Osmin, The Abduction from the Seraglio, MSU Opera Theatre; Poo Bah, The Mikado, St. Peter Choral Society; Peter, Hansel and Gretel, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Poet, Kismet, Jackson Symphony Orchestra
Upcoming: Director of Opera and Professor of Voice, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN |
Kimm Julian, Baritone
Mankato MN
Ben Hubbard
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Rod Nelman, Bass
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Oscar Hubbard |
DMMO Mainstage Debut
Recently: Henry Kissinger, Nixon in China, Arena di Verona; Scarpia, Tosca, Sacramento Opera; Leporello, Don Giovanni, Opera Grand Rapids; Sulpice, La fille du regiment, Indianapolis Opera; Wotan, Wanderer, Ring Cycle, Long Beach Opera; Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale, Orlando Opera; Morosus, The Silent Woman, Long Beach Opera; Osmin, The Abduction from the Seraglio, Orlando Opera |
DMMO History: Fenton, Falstaff, 2003; Apprentice Artist 2002, 2003
Recently: Roméo, Roméo et Juliette, Anchorage Opera; Don Riccardo, Ernani, Metropolitan Opera; Rememdado, Carmen, New York City; Mosca, Volpone, Wolf Trap Opera
Upcoming: 1st Jew (cover), Salome, Poisson, Adriana Lecouvreur, Metropolitan Opera |
Jeremy Little, Tenor
New Hebron, MS
Leo Hubbard
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Justin Hopkins, Bass-baritone
Philadelphia, PA
Cal
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Apprentice Artist Program
DMMO Mainstage Debut
DMMO History: James Collier Apprentice Artist Program, 2007
Recently: Opera study, Scuola Musicale di Milano, soloist, United Europe Chamber Orchestra, Milan, Italy, 2008; Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artist Program, 2007
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DMMO History: King Kaspar, Amahl And The Night Visitors 2003, 2005; Lord Arturo Bucklaw, Lucia di Lammermoor 2005
Recently: Opera Gala, Ottumwa Symphony, 2008; Soloist, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Des Moines Symphony 2004; Soloist, Handel’s Jeptha 2002, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Candide, Bernstein's Candide, Westminster Presbyterian Fine Arts Series 2001
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Edwin Griffith, Tenor
Des Moines, IA
William Marshall
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Ishan Johnson,
Baritone
Riverhead NY
Jazz |
Apprentice Artist Program
DMMO Mainstage Debut
Recently: Jake, Porgy and Bess,Utah Festival Opera, 2007; Melchior, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Young Opera Company of New England, 2007; Aeneas, Dido and Aeneas, Intermezzo Young Artists Program,2006; Betto, Gianni Schicci, B.U. Opera Institute, Opera Boston, 2006
Upcoming: Graduate studies in Vocal Performance at UNC Greensboro |
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