Michael's Performance Bio


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TELEVISION APPEARANCES

·        “Pie Jesu” in duet with soprano Charlotte Church on A&E television special

·        Two solo songs and live TV interview on Fox's Mornings on 2

 

ROLES AT SAN FRANCISCO OPERA

·        The Shepherd Boy in Tosca

·        The First Spirit in The Magic Flute (2001 & 2003 productions)

·        Harry in Britten’s Albert Herring

·        John (the apprentice) in Peter Grimes

·        Second Boy in Wozzeck

·        Ensemble in Carmen (two productions)

·        Ensemble in Turandot  

·        Ensemble in Hansel and Gretel

·        Children's chorus in Parsifal

 

MUSICAL THEATER ROLES

·        Oliver, in the Alameda Civic Light Opera production of Oliver!

·        Colin, in the Alameda Civic Light Opera production of The Secret Garden

·        Louis, the son of Anna, in the Alameda Civic Light Opera production of The King and I

·        Napoleon, in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music production of The Passion of Rita Saint James

 

SYMPHONIC AND CHORAL APPEARANCES

·        Soloist with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in the West Coast premier of Elliott Carter’s opera, What Next?

·        Soloist in the San Francisco Ballet world premier of Julia Adam's Angelo

·        Soloist in recital with tenor Salvatore Licitra. Michael sang the Shepherd Boy solo from Puccini's Tosca.

·        Soloist with the San Francisco Lyric Chorus

·        Chorus in San Francisco Symphony's Mahler's 8th

·        Many performances as member of the San Francisco Boys Chorus

 

RECORDINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS

·        Michael's solo recording Journey Through the British Isles won an international award for Best Solo Treble Album of 2004! The award was decided by a vote of the listeners to Trebles.net, an internet radio station devoted to the music of boy soloists and boys choirs

·        Michael's solo recording Beautiful Soup CD won Best Solo Classical album and Best Solo Classical song of 2002. The award was decided by a vote of the listeners to Trebles.net

·        Sang solo and backup vocals on a number of CD recordings in the pop, folk, and classical genres, including on tracks with Donovan and with Willie Nelson  

·        Duet CD "Friends Forever" released in August 2003  

·        Performed “Danny Boy” (solo) at the first annual Sept 11th Memorial in San Francisco’s Union Square.  

·        Sang “Pie Jesu” in duet on stage with Broadway star Lisa Vroman

·        Soloist in the 2001 Other Minds Festival

·        Soloist in the 2002 "Help is on the Way" benefit