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Matthew Lord
Tenor
A native of California, tenor Matthew Lord
is recognized as a versatile performing artist
with a voice capable of encompassing repertoire
from the 18th Century to works by composers of
today. His stage work is consistently praised
for its naturalness, intensity, and commitment.
His engagements include the San Francisco Opera
production of Peter Grimes, A Streetcar Named
Desire and Turandot. Mr. Lord also has performed
in The Crucilbe (Washington Opera), Mice and Men
(Cleveland Opera), L’Incoronazione di Poppea
(Utah Opera), The Love for Three Oranges
(Portland Opera). Other companies Lord has
performed with include: Opera Theatre of Saint
Louis, Glimmerglass Opera, Tulsa Opera, Lyric
Opera of Chicago, Berkshire Opera Company, Opera
Delaware, Dallas Opera. Prolific in all kinds of
music, Mr. Lord also performed in Andrew Lloyd
Weber’s Phantom of the Opera as Piangi in the
Hamburg Germany production. Lord’s concert
appearances include engagements with the Detroit
Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra and Santa Fe
Symphony. Mr. Lord was also a member of the
prestigious Juilliard Opera Center. In January 2004, Mr. Lord made his Metropolitan
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John Wilkerson
Baritone
John
Wilkerson is known not only for his vocal
prowess, but also for his authentic acting and
his ability to convey the emotion and meaning of
any role with amazing subtlety. He has starred
on Broadway in Abby's Song, State Fair
with John Davidson, Andrea McArdle and Donna
McKechnie, and Peter Pan with Cathy
Rigby. His national tours include Brigadoon,
South Pacific, Man of La Mancha
with Ed Ames, State Fair, and Peter
Pan. Mr.
Wilkerson has enjoyed starring roles in
several world premieres and in many regional
productions including Don Quixote in Man of
La Mancha, Frederick in A Little Night
Music, Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Henry
Higgins in My Fair Lady, Ben Stone in
Follies, and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.
He has appeared in numerous operas and
operettas, with philharmonics and chamber
orchestras and in the City Center Encores!
Series. John received his Bachelor of Music
Education from the Shenandoah Conservatory of
Music and completed his graduate studies in
vocal performance at the State University of New
York. |
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Dinny McGuire
Bass
In the earliest years of his illustrious career,
Mr. McGuire found employment is such varied
positions as choir director, music teacher on
the Alaskan tundra, TV talk show host, sit-com
warm-up guy, and Vaudeville director and MC at
the nationally renowned Great American Melodrama
& Vaudeville Theatre. He has spent the last
quarter of a century as ringmaster for circuses
around the world including Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus and most recently, New
York City's Big Apple Circus. |
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Alex Bumpas
Tenor
Alex Bumpas is a high energy, up and coming
tenor who is well versed in opera, oratorio,
recital, and concert performances. Mr. Bumpas has
been a soloist in many professional organizations
including the Dallas Symphony, Dallas Bach Society,
Orchestra of New Spain, and Orpheus Chamber Singers.
He has performed with and attended the Seagle Music
Colony in New York and Festivalia di musika al
Casalmaggiore in Italy. In addition to
singing, Mr. Bumpas is also an accomplished trumpet
player having performed with artist such as Steve
Tyrell, Larry Willis, and former Blood, Sweat &
Tears saxophonist Bill Tilman. Mr. Bumpas
recently recorded a 21st century oratorio
with the Russian National Orchestra entitled
Every Matter Under Heaven by L. Johnson.
The native Texan holds a bachelor degree in vocal
performance from The University of North Texas. |
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