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The Texas Tech University Matador Opera Workshop is a collegiate level summer opera workshop offered

Operating as usual

05/25/2024

Two more chances to watch today in TTU’s Maedgen Theatre at 2:00 and 7:00!

Time to head to the opera! đŸŽ”

The TTU Matador Opera Workshop premiere performance of Die Fledermaus is tonight! Come see the Operetta our Matador Opera Workshop participants have worked on over the last two weeks. This performance is free and open to the public.

Friday, May 24 | 7 pm
Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre

Can't be there tonight? Come see the opera tomorrow!

Matinee
Saturday, May 25 | 2 pm
Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre

Evening
Saturday, May 25 | 7 pm
Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre

05/24/2024

Opening tomorrow night at 7pm in the TTU School of Theatre’s, Maedgen Theatre, come join us!

05/22/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our attention shifts to Joseph Dennis Gonzalez, a Lyric Baritone, who will grace the stage as he portrays Dr. Falke and Frank in MOW's interpretation of Die Fledermaus!

Joseph Gonzalez is currently a student at Texas Tech University majoring in Music Education and Vocal Performance. Originally from McAllen, Texas, Joseph has sung in the ensemble for Suor Angelica and covered Sid in Albert Herring. In addition, he takes pride in his performances in the University Choir, Matador Singers, and the Phi Mu Alpha Zeta Sigma Mills Music Mission and American Music Recital. Joseph enjoys being able to tell a story through music, so the Matador Opera Workshop offered a great opportunity for him to grow in his experience and technique on stage. Joseph is looking forward to putting on an exciting and fun production of Die Fledermaus. A fun fact about Joseph is that his favorite composer is W.A. Mozart!

05/21/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, we turn our focus to Charlie Correa, who will take on the role of Alfred in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Charlie Correa is a Tenor singer born and raised in Big Spring, Texas. After completing his student teaching in the Fall of 2022, Mr. Correa graduated with honors from Texas Tech University, receiving 2 Bachelor’s of Music degrees, specializing in Vocal Performance and Choral Music Education. During his time at Texas Tech, Correa was a member of the Texas Tech University Choir for 4 years, co-founded the TTU pop a ca****la group "Empire A Ca****la" in 2019, and performed many times with TTU Opera Theatre, the Lubbock Chorale, and other local music organizations across his undergraduate career. Correa currently serves as a choir director for Lubbock ISD. Correa is also an accomplished performer & arranger of multiple styles of music. He gets contracted frequently to arrange for various a ca****la groups in Texas, has co-recorded/produced an EP for his a ca****la group (“Impulse” by Empire A Ca****la) and has won 1st place in the Musical Theater & Contemporary Commercial Music categories of DFW/Texoma NATS. Opera/Oratorio credits include Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, appearing as a featured soloist on Dubois’ “Last Seven Words of Christ”, and performing as Sam Kaplan & Daniel Buchanan in Street Scene, 1st Officer in Dialogues des Carmelites, 1st Sailor in Dido and Aeneas, with chorus work in Orfeo ed Euridice, Die Zauberflöte, Street Scene and Dialogues des Carmelites.

05/20/2024

Our very talented singers ❀

05/20/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our spotlight is on Meredith Hinshaw, a soprano, who will play Prince Orlofsky in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Meredith Hinshaw is a Vocal Performance major at the University of North Texas, studying under the renowned bass-baritone Dr. Stephen Morscheck. She currently resides in Murphy, Texas, and is an active performer in the DFW area. Recently, she was thrilled to join Verdigris Ensemble in performing Dust Bowl, a staged cantata by Anthony Maglione, which was received with great acclaim. She also performed in the 2023-2024 season with the Highland Park Chorale, which included Handel’s Messiah and other masterworks. Previous opera performances have included the role of Ma and chorus in Lisa DeSpain’s That Hellbound Train and chorus in Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon. At UNT, she is a recipient of both the Undergraduate Voice Performance Scholarship and the Undergraduate Choral Scholarship. She is proud to have sung in the UNT A Ca****la Choir for three years, serving as alto section leader for two of those. She also performs in UNT’s baroque vocal ensemble, Vox Aquilae.

05/19/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, all eyes are on Zach Franklin, who will play the roles of Blind and Frosch/Ivan in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Zach Franklin is a first-year student at Texas Tech University studying Composition and Music Education. He is from Plainview, Texas, where he graduated from Plainview High School in 2023.

05/18/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our attention is focused on Abrahm Garrett, who takes on the role of Eisenstein in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Abrahm Garrett is a lyric tenor in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Secondary Music Education with a Choral emphasis. After graduating, Abrahm intends to pursue a higher education by obtaining a master's degree in Choral Conducting. In addition to his studies at NAU, Abrahm has already conducted several of his own ensembles and helped start a non-profit choir organization known as the Arizona Saints Chorale. Abrahm expects to graduate from NAU in December 2025.

05/17/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, all eyes are on Brynnan Brooks, a mezzo-soprano, as she takes on the role of Prince Orlofsky in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Brynnan Brooks is originally from Lubbock, and is a vocal performance major at Texas Tech studying with Dr. Rebecca Hays. She also spent one year studying with Dr. Robin Cotton-Cobb at the University of Oklahoma. This will be her third Matador Opera Workshop, but the first that she will have the opportunity to stage manage. Past roles include Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, 3rd Lady/3rd Spirit in Die Zauberflöte, Mum in Albert Herring, Rapunzel in Into the Woods, and now Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus as well as several other choruses through Texas Tech and the Lubbock area. She also participated in the Music in the Marche program and performed opera scenes in Mondavio, Italy. After MOW, she will be traveling to Munich, Germany to attend the Tandem language-learning program. She can't wait to share this story with you.

05/16/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our spotlight is on Christopher Markgraf, who will play Blind and Frosch/Ivan in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Christopher Markgraf is a bass from Midland, Texas, who is currently earning his bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education at Texas Tech University. In December of 2023, Christopher was granted first place in the Charleston International Romantic Music Competition.

In the spring of 2024, Christopher performed the role of Superintendent Budd in Albert Herring. In addition, he has performed the roles of Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Dr. Bartolo and Antonio in Le Nozze Di Figaro, and Sarastro from Die Zauberflöte. In recent years, he has done chorus work in La Clemenza di Tito, Die Fledermaus, and, most recently, L’Elisir d’Amore. Upon earning his degrees, Christopher intends to perform opera or teach voice.

05/15/2024

This afternoon, our focus shifts to Bronwen Hill, a soprano, who will take on the role of Adele in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Bronwen Hill is a senior at Texas Tech University pursuing her Bachelor’s in Music Education to become a Choir Director. She grew up in Grapevine, Texas where she graduated from Grapevine High School before moving to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech University. During her four years at Texas Tech, Bronwen has participated in various opera productions between Matador Opera Workshop (2022-2024) and Music in the Marche (2022). She has played the role of Barbarina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Sorella Cercatrice in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Third Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and is playing Adele in the upcoming MOW production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. Bronwen has performed classical solos in her Junior Recital of 2023 and Senior Recital in 2024, while also participating in various solo concerts such as Music in the Marche, as well as competed in the Concerto Competition in Spring 2024. Her future plans include Student Teaching in the Fall to complete her teacher certification, and while her future career is primarily focused on education at the moment, Bronwen hopes to continue performing in local choirs and solo opportunities.

05/15/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our spotlight is on Mark Huffines, a tenor, who will be playing the role of Alfred in MOW's production of Die Fledermaus!

Mark Huffines is a Texas Tech student originally from Abilene, Texas. He has worked previously with Texas Tech Opera Theatre as the Mayor in Albert Herring, and as a chorister for L’elisir d’Amore and Don Giovanni, and will return as Andreas, Cochenille, Franz, and Pitichinaccio in Les Contes d’Hoffman in the 2024-2025 season. Mark is a student of Professor Eric Stoklossa.

05/14/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

This afternoon, our attention is focused on Naehyeog Kang, a baritone, who will portray Falke in MOW's presentation of Die Fledermaus!

Originally from South Korea, Naehyeog Kang is in the 3rd year of a bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education. He is a transfer student from Angelo State University. At his previous university, he performed as Sancho Pansa, Don giovanni, and Zurga in scenes from Don Quixote, Don Giovanni, and Les pĂȘcheurs de perles in A Night at the Opera (2023). Last summer Kang performed in OSA-CMI Opera Under the Stars at Opera San Antonio and the Classical Music Institute Summer Voice Program (2023) in San antonio, Texas. Additionally, he performed as Uberto in a scene from La Serva Padrona at the Music in the Marche (2023) in Mondavio, Italy. For TTU Opera Theatre, he has performed Dulcamara in L'elisir d'amore (2023). And he won third place in Concerto Competition at Texas Tech University (2024). Naehyeog Kang is a student of Dr. Rebecca Hays.

05/14/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, we turn our spotlight to Karina Lago Disdier, a soprano, who will take center stage as Rosalinde in MOW's production of Die Fledermaus!

Karina is a coloratura soprano pursuing a DMA in vocal performance under Dr. Gregory Brookes at Texas Tech. She holds bachelor’s degrees from TTU and the University of the Incarnate Word, as well as a master’s degree in vocal performance from TTU. Karina recently made her Canadian debut singing the role of Germaine during the Canadian premiere of Offenbach’s La jolie parfumeuse, at which time she also sang her first pants role as Arsamenes in Handel’s Serse. Opera Canada Magazine described her as having “a uniquely lush” and “rich and distinctive voice”. She has previously sung the roles of Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Ida in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Katisha in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, Jeffrey in Steven Schwartz’ Godspell, and covered Lady Billows in Britton’s Albert Herring. After MOW she will prepare the role of Olympia for TTU’s production of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman, where she will also cover the role of Antonia. Karina is a winner of the American Foundation for the Blind’s Scholarship for Blind Musicians. She was also a first place winner in her division during the South West region of NATS. This is Karina’s first appearance with the Matador Opera Workshop and she is excited to play Rosalinda in MOW’s production of the hilarious, Die Fledermaus.

05/13/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

This afternoon, all eyes are on Zachary Macdonald, a tenor, who will portray Gabriel Von Eisenstein in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Zachary Macdonald is from Mesa, Arizona studying Vocal Performance at Northern Arizona University under Dr. Robert Allen Saunders. He recently starred in his first opera role as Sam Polk in NAU’s production of Susannah, and is excited to start his Junior Year at NAU in the fall. Last July, he participated in the Italian opera study abroad program ‘Music in the Marche’ and will be participating again this summer. He is excited and thankful for the opportunity to play Gabriel von Eisenstein in this production of Die Fledermaus.

05/13/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our attention shifts to Lauren Ziegenhorn, who will portray Ida/Sally in MOW's production of Die Fledermaus!

Lauren Ziegenhorn is entering her second year at Texas Tech University pursuing degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education, studying under Dr. Alice Anne Light. She is a scholarship student of the J.T. & Margaret Talkington School of Music and participated in the Scarlet Voce choir this year. She also attended Music in the Marche in Mondavio, Italy in July 2023.

Lauren enjoys the Matador Opera Workshop because it pushes her to work harder and more efficiently while giving her more opportunities to perform and work with such talented performers. She is most looking forward to the final performance, as this is her first time being in an opera. A fun fact about Lauren is that she has played the violin for longer than she’s been singing!

05/12/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

This afternoon, our spotlight is on Lynnli Wiseman, a soprano, who will grace the stage as Rosalinde in MOW's rendition of Die Fledermaus!

Lynnli Wiseman (she/her) is an upcoming Junior who is pursuing a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Musical Theater and Vocal Performance at Oklahoma City University. She is originally from Lubbock, Texas and is glad to be back home for the summer doing what she loves. Lynnli’s parents put her in voice lessons when she was only six years old, so music has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. Her most recent credits include Rent (Joanne), Paradise (Philoctetes), and Ride the Cyclone (Jane Doe) at OCU. She is a very involved student and serves as the Soprano Section Leader and Secretary of her university’s co-ed aca****la group called Tonal Eclipse. She also acts as the Administrative Assistant for a student organization called OCU Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity (CARE), which provides a voice for the large population of performance majors at the university and encourages equitability and inclusion across the arts scene at OCU. She is unbelievably thankful that she is able to pursue her passion and grow her art throughout college and is so excited to have the opportunity to work with the amazingly talented instructors and students at MOW!

05/12/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, we turn our attention to Qi Liang, a lyric soprano, set to take on the roles of Ida/Sally/Chorus in MOW's forthcoming production of Die Fledermaus!

Qi Liang, a third-year DMA student at TTU, studied under Professor Dolter and is currently with Dr. Rebecca Hays. Having completed three solo recitals as part of her DMA program, so far, she has participated in the performance of three operas. Her accolades include winning the First Prize in the Charleston International Music Competition in June 2023, securing another first prize in the MEDICI International Music Competition in August 2023, and clinching the Gold Prize in the Amadeus International Music Awards in September 2023.

Prior to her DMA program at Texas Tech University, Qi served as an associate professor and master's advisor at the Art College of the North University of China. There, she taught undergraduate courses in Vocal Performance, Pedagogy, and Educational Psychology, as well as postgraduate courses in Philosophy of Music Education, Multicultural Music Education, and Comprehensive Research on Music Education Skills at the School of Arts. Over the past few years, Qi has authored over ten papers published in Chinese journals, along with a monograph. Her vocal music course garnered acclaim as a university-level excellent vocal music course in 2015. She has organized numerous teacher-student concerts, and actively participated in over ten scientific research projects. In May 2019, she was appointed as a judge in the Shanxi Province Division of the Golden Bell Award Vocal Competition, a prestigious vocal competition in China. Since 2018, she has served as the discipline leader and head of the Music Education Department at the College of Arts, North University of China. From 2019 to 2021, she was sent by the North University of China to the University of South Florida as a visiting scholar, under the advisors of Dr. Victor Fung and Dr. Clint Randles.

05/11/2024

🌟ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🌟

Today, our spotlight is on Brooke Jones, a mezzo-soprano, who will be playing the role of Prince Orlofsky in MOW's production of Die Fledermaus!

Brooke Jones is a Senior Vocal Performance major at Northwestern State University from St. Rose, Louisiana. Since the start of her collegiate career, Brooke has been a part of the NSU Chamber Choir, Lyrica, Cane River Singers, and the NSU Opera Theater Ensemble, where she performed in the choruses for Im Weissen Rossl, The Pirates of Penzance and portrayed Monica in Menotti’s The Medium and Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. Brooke is very excited to participate in Texas Tech University’s Matador Opera Workshop as Prince Orlfoksy in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. Brooke is the Vice President of the NSU Chapter of SNATS and was a finalist in the 2023 Southern Regional NATS competition. After graduating from NSU, Brooke plans to pursue a degree in Vocal Performance. Brooke is a student of Dr. Robert Cardwell.

05/11/2024

Today, in our rendition of Die Fledermaus, we're highlighting the extraordinary artist Dr. José (Joey) Holland-García.

Dr. José (Joey) Holland-García received both a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the distinguished School of Music, Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan where he studied with the legendary soprano, Shirley Verrett, and the equally acclaimed tenor, George Shirley. His undergraduate studies took place in his hometown of San Antonio, TX at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education.
During his career at Michigan, he performed several principal roles in university opera productions and was privileged to sing under the baton of world-renowned collaborative pianist and conductor Martin Katz. Under the direction of Grammy award winning choral conductor Jerry Blackstone, he performed as the tenor soloist in Rossini's Messe Solennelle. His experiences at Michigan availed him the opportunity to assist the internationally celebrated soprano, Ms. Jessye Norman, in a weeklong workshop of Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz a collaborative effort between Ms. Norman and Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman which was later premiered at Carnegie Hall.

Dr. Holland-GarcĂ­a has had the distinction of performing at the Kennedy Center as part of the Conservatory Project, and to sing abroad premiering new works by composer Susan Botti, recipient of the Rome Prize, at the American Academy in Rome, Italy. He is also an inaugural member of EXIGENCE, a professional vocal ensemble highlighting artistry within Black and Latinx communities.
Throughout his academic career Dr. Holland-GarcĂ­a has maintained a robust and successful private vocal studio and enjoys the challenge of working with students of all levels and vocal interests. His passion and love of teaching, especially in commercial and musical theater music, has established his reputation for excellence in instruction. His students have advanced and won awards through the Student Auditions for the National Association of Teachers of Singing and his private students have been accepted at some of the most notable musical theater programs around the country. In addition, his training and certification in massage therapy has informed his teaching and understanding of the vocal mechanism to aid in building body awareness.

Prior to joining the faculty at Texas Tech University, Dr. Holland-GarcĂ­a served as Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of the Voice Division for the Tell School of Music at Millersville University in Millersville, PA. He has also worked in the public school system as a choral director and is certified to teach All-Level Music in the state of Texas for early childhood through twelfth grade.

05/10/2024

Today, in our performance of Die Fledermaus, we're showcasing the remarkable artist Dr. Jared Tehse.

Dr. Jared Tehse has performed and collaborated throughout Canada, Europe and the United States, and has been the recipient of many scholarships and awards. His past teachers include Michael McMahon and Andrew Campbell. Jared obtained his Associate Diploma Royal Conservatory of Toronto in Piano Performance with First Class Honors with Distinction and his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with a Minor in Jazz Studies with Honors and Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan.

He has performed with the Collaborative Piano Institute, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Opera NUOVA, Orford Arts Centre Piano Master Classes, Music Fest Perugia, University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble, Greystone Singers, Université de Montréal Jazz Ensemble and McGill University's Song Interpretation Ensembles. Jared has been a repetiteur for Opera McGill and the Music Theatre and Opera program at Arizona State University. Jared received his Master of Music in Collaborative Piano Performance in 2017 from McGill University. He has freelanced and worked at the University of Toronto, Glenn Gould School and several other ensembles in Toronto, Ontario. Jared received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano Performance from Arizona State University.

Dr. Jared Tehse is currently on faculty in the School of Music at Texas Tech University as a Lecturer of Collaborative Piano.

05/10/2024

Today, our Die Fledermaus opera spotlight is on the incredibly gifted Dr. Alan E. Hicks.

Dr. Alan E. Hicks has created productions for organizations in the United States and Europe. Described as “powerful and deeply moving,” “resplendent,” “absolutely brilliant,” “gorgeous,” and “real magic,” his work has appeared on the stages of Green Mountain Opera Festival, Miami Music Festival, Minnesota Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Opera, Tulsa Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, OpernFest Berlin, Franco-American Vocal Academy in Salzburg, Music Academy International (Italy), to name only a few.

Dr. Hicks has held positions on the directing staffs of Central City Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Michigan Opera Theatre, New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, Seattle Opera, and Tulsa Opera. He served as Director of the Emerging Artist Program at Green Mountain Opera Festival from 2013 to 2015 and was the Resident Stage Director at San Diego Opera from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Hicks has worked alongside stars Stephanie Blythe, Renée Fleming, Greer Grimsley, Silvia McNair, Lee Meriwether, Erin Morley, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, and Nadine Sierra. Additionally, he has assisted such renowned opera and Broadway directors as Michael Cavanagh, Matthew Ozawa, Peter Kazaras, Susan Stroman, and Sam Buntrock.

He has served on the faculties of the Actors Studio Drama School, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sam Houston State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Houston, and San Diego State University. Of Costa Rican-American descent, Dr. Hicks holds degrees in Music Education, Vocal Performance, and Opera Directing from Mississippi State University, Rice University, and The University of Texas at Austin (respectively). A published author on subjects ranging from acting to auditioning, his book, Singer and Actor: Acting Technique and the Operatic Performer, is held in over 200 libraries worldwide.

05/09/2024

Today, our spotlight from the opera Die Fledermaus is on Gerald Dolter, Professor of Voice, An outstanding musician, vocalist, and educator.

Professor Dolter (with degrees from Indiana University) joined the voice faculty at the Texas Tech School of Music in the fall of 1995. He became the Director of TTU Opera Theatre in 1998. He has sought to program a wide variety of works to benefit students and the public interest. Johann Strauss's operetta Die Fledermaus, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Nicolai's TheMerry Wives of Windsor, a world premiere music drama, Bellini's War, by Steven Paxton, and Verdi's La Traviata are a sampling. He has also built a reputation for staging works in unusual locations. His production of Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods, staged in a local Lubbock hotel atrium, represented a drastic departure for normal theatrical venues, in which he made use of the natural trees, brooks, pools, and shrubs to enhance the required stage settings. In 2013, he directed a new production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte for Texas Tech Opera Theatre, which toured to the National Theatre of Honduras.
Gerald Dolter began his professional singing career in the opera houses and concert halls of the United States and Europe. Opern Welt magazine has described his performances as “radiant,” by the Frankfurter Rundschauas “powerful baritonal presence,” and by England's Opera magazine as “electrifying.” His operatic credits include appearances with the Pittsburgh, New Jersey State, Tulsa, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Arizona opera companies, as well as the opera companies of Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, DĂŒsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Krefeld, and Montpellier. From 1985 to 1991, Dolter was the leading baritone with Germany's Bremen Opera. His repertoire there included such diverse characterizations as Germont in La Traviata, Escamillo in Carmen, and Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress. His operatic repertoire includes more than 87 characterizations and 40 leading roles in musical theatre. He was a National Winner in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1984, and is now a frequent adjudicator for that competition at both the district and regional levels.

Dolter created a musical theatre production company, Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, in 2006. The company has produced many grand-scale musicals in the outdoor setting of Lubbock's Moonlight Musicals Amphitheatre. Texas Tech students have benefited significantly from participation in its activities. In addition to valuable professional stage experience, these students receive hands-on experience as administrators, stage performers, musicians, and stage technicians. As a result of the company's success, a new professional endeavor called Moonlight Broadway has spun off from summer operations, allowing TTU participants professional resume credits. To date, Lubbock Moonlight Musicals has paid more than $1,000,000 in stipends to Texas Tech and other university students.

05/09/2024

Today, our opera spotlight of Die Fledermaus shines on the immensely talented associate professor, Robert Allen Saunders.

Allen Saunders, bass, combines an active performing schedule with a commitment to education of the next generations of singers. Major opera roles he has performed include Sparafucile in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Dr. Bartolo in Rossini’s Barber of Seville and The Doctor in Berg’s Wozzeck for the Indiana University Opera Theater. Saunders made his professional debut with the Indianapolis Opera singing the Sacristan in Puccini's Tosca. He has also sung Doctor Bartolo in Rossini’s Barber of Seville for Indiana Opera North, and Dr. Grenville in Verdi’s La Traviata and the Second Man in Armor in Mozart’s The Magic Flute for the Utah Festival Opera. In 2001, Saunders was the bass soloist for two performances of Mozart’s Requiem Mass in Russia with the State Orchestra of Russia in Moscow and with the St. Petersburg State Orchestra in St. Petersburg. Other performances include guest soloist appearances in Frigyes Hidas’ Requiem at Middle Tennessee State University and bass soloist with The Viola da gamba Dojo of New York, directed by John Mark Rozendaal. Recital appearances include, performances throughout the Southwest United States, Paris, France, and Mondavio, Florence and Bologna, Italy. Saunders has also performed as a soloist with the Toledo, Ohio, Lubbock, Texas, and Flagstaff, Arizona symphonies.

Saunders is a member of the voice faculty at the Northern Arizona University School of Music in Flagstaff, Arizona where he teaches private vocal lessons, master classes, and vocal pedagogy.

He holds an undergraduate degree in vocal performance from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and the Masters and Doctorate degrees from the renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Saunders was a voice pupil of Paul Kiesgen and Roy Samuelsen for modern voice, and Paul Elliott for instruction in early vocal practices.

05/08/2024

Get ready to laugh your heart out, because this summer we're bringing you the comic opera Die Fledermaus! This afternoon, we're shining the spotlight on Gregory DiLuzio, the wonderful Orchestra Conductor for the MOW.

Gregory DiLuzio is a doctoral student in Orchestral Conducting at Texas Tech. For several years he was the principal conductor for Main Street Opera in Arlington Heights, IL (a suburb of Chicago) where he led productions of Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Falstaff, Lucia di Lammermoor, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi. An advocate of non-traditional performances and in an effort to reach a wider audience, he conducted a production of Le nozze di Figaro staged in an historical mansion in Chicago, and a production of Falstaff in a pub. He has also performed in numerous other venues outside of the concert hall such as senior living facilities, libraries, art galleries, schools, cultural centers, and public parks. In the past he worked with Lingerie Lyrique, an opera company that fuses traditional opera with elements of burlesque and Vaudeville. As part of their collaboration, he musically prepared and conducted Forest Fantasies, a collection of opera scenes in French, Italian, Russian, and English from operas by Massenet, Rossini, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Janacek. Other more traditional conducting engagements include Thompson Street Opera (Johanny Navarro's RedenciĂłn, Pedro Finisterra's The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot, Tony Manfredonia's Ghost Variations, and John Young's Death of Ivan Ilych), Third Eye Theatre Ensemble (Stefan Weisman's Darkling), No Little Plans Opera (Die WalkĂŒre), American Chamber Opera (Die Fledermaus, for which he was also the stage director), Northwestern University (Die Fledermaus, Gianni Schicchi), and Roosevelt University (Candide). He holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Chicago College of Performing Arts.

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