Robert McPherson

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    Robert McPherson in Semiramide (Seizoen 2010-2011)

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Biography

Career
Specialisation: belcanto

Highlights
Arnold/Guillaume Tell (Polish National Opera); Ramiro/La cenerentola, Lindoro/L’italiana in Algeri (Washington National Opera, Opéra de Toulon); Rodrigo/La donna del lago (New York City Opera, Teatro Carlo Felice, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Opéra-Théâtre d'Avignon, La Coruña Mozart Festival, Opera Orchestra of New York); Conte d’Almaviva/Il barbiere di Siviglia (Caramoor Music Festival, Pacific Opera Victoria, Metropolitan Opera New York); Iago/Otello (Opera Orchestra of New York); Ernesto/Don Pasquale (Utah Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Edgardo/Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera San Jose); Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore (Opera Santa Barbara, Greensboro Opera). Belfiore / Count Liebenskof/Il viaggio a Reims (New Israeli Opera, Stadttheater Bern, Teatro Carlo Felice); Leopold/La Juive (New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv); Hob/Flora (Spoleto Festival U.S.A.); Idreno/Semiramide (Vlaamse Opera, Edinburgh International Festival)

Ein Sänger/Der Rosenkavalier (San Francisco Opera); Constantino/Elena e Constantino (Teatro Real); Tom Rakewell/The Rake's Progress, Roméo/Roméo et Juliette (Opera San Jose); Scipione/Il sogno di Scipione (Gotham Chamber Opera) Eric/Nosferatu (Opera Idaho, Rimrock Opera)

Worked with
o.a. Richard Bonynge, Will Crutchfield, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Riccardo Frizza, Donald Runnicles, Gerard Schwarz, Alberto Zedda

Recent and future productions
Nadir/Les pêcheurs de perles (Cleveland Opera); Lindoro/L’italiana in Algeri (The Florentine Opera Company Milwaukee, Opera Firenze); Elvino/La sonnambula (Puget Sound Opera Washington); Cavalier Belfiore/Il viaggio a Reims (Vlaamse Opera)

Last update on 08 December 2011

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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Alberto Zedda
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