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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> Singer<br />

Volume I, No.1 October 2004<br />

Inside This Issue<br />

Greeting from Evelyn Lear<br />

and Thomas Stewart (p.2)<br />

16 Selected Singers in the<br />

Program (pp. 3 to 6)<br />

Chronology <strong>of</strong> Emerging<br />

Singers Concerts (p.6)<br />

Support the Emerging Singers<br />

Fund (p. 7)<br />

Views <strong>of</strong> the Critics (p.7)<br />

Invitation to Aspiring Singers (p.7)<br />

A Publication <strong>of</strong> the Evelyn Lear and<br />

Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program<br />

A Partnership with<br />

the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

Over the last four years, the Evelyn Lear & Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program (ESP) has<br />

guided some <strong>of</strong> the most talented young voices in opera. In addition, the Program has staged nine<br />

successful concerts. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> Singer is intended to introduce leading opera directors, producers,<br />

intendants and agents around the world to a new generation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> performers.<br />

16 Selected Emerging Singers<br />

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Charles Robert Austin,<br />

Bass-baritone (P. 3)<br />

Amanda Mace,<br />

Soprano (P. 4)<br />

Gail Sullivan,<br />

Mezzo-soprano (P. 5)<br />

Nathan Bahny,<br />

Baritone (P. 3)<br />

Paul Mow,<br />

Tenor (P. 4)<br />

Jason Switzer,<br />

Bass-Baritone (P. 5)<br />

Jennifer Rodderer,<br />

Mezzo-soprano (P. 4)<br />

Brian Carter,<br />

Tenor (P. 3)<br />

Roxanne Rowedder,<br />

Mezzo-soprano (P. 4)<br />

Thomas Rolf Truhitte,<br />

Heldentenor (P. 5)<br />

Michael Hayes,<br />

Tenor (P. 3)<br />

David Smith,<br />

Tenor (P. 5)<br />

Caroline Whisnant,<br />

Soprano (P. 6)<br />

Matt Leopold,<br />

Baritone (P. 3)<br />

Roy Stevens,<br />

Tenor (P. 5)<br />

Jennifer Wilson,<br />

Soprano (P. 6)<br />

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<strong>The</strong> Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

P.O. Box 33051<br />

<strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> 20033<br />

Phone 301.907.2600 • Fax 301.907.8671<br />

www.wagner-dc.org


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Greetings from Evelyln Lear and Thomas Stewart<br />

We both thank you for reading this first issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> Singer. We hope it will provide you with information about many <strong>of</strong><br />

the promising young people the Emerging Singers Program is helping. It is our goal to do all we can to encourage and develop<br />

American singers who have genuine potential for careers singing the music <strong>of</strong> Richard <strong>Wagner</strong> --- through auditions, rehearsals,<br />

public concerts, and follow-on coaching, financial and other assistance.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Emerging Singers Program is focused on artists who have already demonstrated both the talent, and perhaps more importantly,<br />

the commitment over time to careers in opera. Also, the Program is not focused on singers who are already being hired by major<br />

opera houses on a regular basis, but on singers who, with the Program's help, can achieve that level <strong>of</strong> success. Of course, the<br />

Program is also intended to provide for the study and enjoyment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong>'s art.<br />

We are delighted by our partnership in this endeavor with the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> and we are encouraged by your<br />

interest and support.<br />

Betty Bullock (Piano) is a favorite <strong>of</strong> the singers at the German Embassy concerts where she has sensitively<br />

accompanied them as a talented and experienced <strong>Wagner</strong> pianist.. She has been a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

music staff at the <strong>Washington</strong> National Opera since 1982. She holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory<br />

and UNC-Chapel Hill. She studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and at the Hochschule für Musik,<br />

in Munich on a German Government grant. She is a former faculty member, Duke University and Oberlin<br />

Conservatory, and a winner <strong>of</strong> a Franz Schubert Prize for Accompanists, Baden bei Wien, Austria. She is a<br />

faculty member at American Institute <strong>of</strong> Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and since 1997, a faculty member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Miami Summer Vocal Institute in Salzburg, Austria.<br />

John Edward Niles is the Program Director <strong>of</strong> the Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program. He is a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> and the Director <strong>of</strong> the Opera <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>of</strong> Northern Virginia ((OTNV).<br />

<strong>The</strong> 9th Emerging Singers Concert (October 8, 2004)<br />

at the German Embassy, <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> performers accept the applause, left to right: Jason Switzer, Mathew Lepold,<br />

David Smith, Brian Carter, Roxanne Rowedder and Betty Bullock with Evelyn Lear,<br />

Thomas Stewart and John Edward Niles.<br />

Evelyn Lear and Thomas<br />

Stewart review the program<br />

with the singers and Betty<br />

Bullock (back to camera) and<br />

John Edward Niles in<br />

background.<br />

<strong>The</strong> rehearsals<br />

Evelyn Lear reviews the scores<br />

with Roxanne Rowedder and<br />

Jason Switzer.


WAGNER ROLES: Hunding, Wotan and King Marke<br />

Charles Robert Austin sang Wotan’s Farewell in the 6 th (May 2003) and 7 th (September 2003)<br />

Concerts. Previously, he had appeared with Arizona Opera and Michigan Opera <strong>The</strong>atre. His <strong>Wagner</strong><br />

roles with the Virginia Opera include Hunding in 2003 and King Marke in February 2005. He has<br />

appeared with Virginia Opera as Rocco in the 2004 production <strong>of</strong> Fidelio. He has also appeared with<br />

Pittsburgh Opera, the University <strong>of</strong> Nebraska Symphony and the Madison, Wisconsin, Symphony. A<br />

native <strong>of</strong> Nebraska, Mr. Austin has served as an <strong>of</strong>ficer in the US Marine Corps and worked as a<br />

businessman before turning his full attention to developing his opera singing career. He resides in<br />

Seattle. singnchrlyaustin@earthlink.net<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Alberich and Hunding<br />

Bass Nathan Bahny sang Alberich roles in the 4 th (May 2002) and 5 th (October 2002) Concerts. He<br />

has performed numerous roles for New York City’s West Side Opera. In 2003, he appeared in the West<br />

Side Opera’s Götterdämmerung and as Benoit in Baz Lurhmann’s Broadway staging <strong>of</strong> La Bohème.<br />

His Italian repertoire encompasses roles such as Dr. Dulcamara. A native New Yorker, Mr. Bahny’s<br />

was a member <strong>of</strong> the New York Virtuoso singers during the city’s 1990 Bang on a Can Festival and has<br />

appeared in several concerts with the Liederkrantz <strong>Society</strong> in New York. natebahny@yahoo.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Siegmund<br />

Tenor Brian Carter sang Winterstürme in the 9 th (October 2004) Concert. He studied at the University<br />

<strong>of</strong> North Carolina at Greensboro and at the University <strong>of</strong> Houston. He has performed with Opera North<br />

and the Greensboro Opera. He recently completed his second season with the Merola Opera Program<br />

in San Francisco. He has performed the role <strong>of</strong> Max in Der Freischütz, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana<br />

and Boris in Katya Kabanova. He will be singing the role <strong>of</strong> Lennie in Of Mice and Men in 2006. He<br />

is a student <strong>of</strong> soprano Jane Eaglen. bcbigpipes@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Siegmund and Erik<br />

Tenor Michael Hayes sang in the 6 th (May 2003) Concert. Recent engagements have included Calaf<br />

in Turandot with Knoxville Opera, Edmonton Opera, and most recently with Virginia Opera. In the<br />

summer <strong>of</strong> 2004 he sang Otello with Catholic University Summer Opera. His <strong>Wagner</strong> roles include<br />

Siegmund in Die Walküre and Erik in Der fliegende Holländer. He has also appeared in major roles<br />

with Cleveland Opera, Opera Dayton and Kentucky Opera (Louisville, Ky). Mr. Hayes resides in<br />

Hyattsville, Md. Hayes10or@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: An Emerging <strong>Wagner</strong> Baritone<br />

Baritone Matthew Lepold sang in the 8 th (May 2004) and 9 th (October 2004) Concerts. He participated<br />

in the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> weekend seminar <strong>Wagner</strong> in der Wildnis: Götterdämmerung<br />

in June 2004. He has performed with the McLean Symphony, George Mason Symphony, and the N.I.H.<br />

Orchestra. His roles range from Gilbert and Sullivan (Sir Roderick, Sir Marmaduke) to Ramfis in Aida<br />

and Silvio in I Pagliacci. He performed Mr. Johnson in the premiere <strong>of</strong> Garrison Hull’s Nancy and will<br />

appear as Alessio in Opera Bel Canto’s La Sonnambula. He was also a 1997 Metropolitan Opera<br />

Regional Finalist. He studies voice with John Fiorito. mlepold@hudsontrail.com<br />

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WAGNER ROLES: A Bayreuth Ortlinde and Eva<br />

Soprano Amanda Mace sang in the 2 nd (May 2001) Concert. She will make her Bayreuth debut in 2006<br />

as Ortlinde in the new Ring production to be conducted by Christian Thielemann. She is also engaged at<br />

Bayreuth to sing Eva in Die Meistersinger in 2007. In November 2004, she will sing Leonore at the<br />

Chiemgau MusikFest in Gut Immling. In 2004 she appeared in Britten’s War Requiem with the Bach<br />

Orchestra in Hannover and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at the Gran Canaria Festival in Las Palmas. In 2003<br />

she sang Gerhilde with the Bamberg Sinfoniker and Ah! Perfido with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under<br />

Edo de Waart. Her 2002 engagements included performances <strong>of</strong> Elijah with the Minnesota Orchestra<br />

conducted by Helmut Rilling. vatosca@yahoo.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Steuermann andTristan<br />

Tenor Paul Mow sang in the 2 nd (May 2001) Concert and 4 th Annual <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

banquet in June (2002). He sang Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Catholic University Summer<br />

Opera <strong>The</strong>atre in 2003. He adds two <strong>Wagner</strong> roles to his rapidly expanding repertoire in early 2005. He<br />

sings the Steuermann in Der fliegende Holländer with the Anchorage Opera in January, followed by<br />

Tristan in February, in the Rostock Oper<strong>The</strong>ater’s concert version <strong>of</strong> Act I <strong>of</strong> Tristan und Isolde. He<br />

returns to New York for performances <strong>of</strong> the Beethoven 9th, then goes on the perform Lennie in the<br />

Toledo Opera’s Of Mice and Men, which he also performed with New York City Opera. He appeared in<br />

NYCO production <strong>of</strong> Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and Sousa’s <strong>The</strong> Glass Blowers, which he originated<br />

with the Glimmerglass Opera. Pmtenor@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Ortrud, Erda and Waltraute<br />

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Roderer sang in the 6 th (May 2003) and 8 th (May 2004) Concerts. Her versatile<br />

repertory extends from works written by Baroque-era composers to 21 st century fare. After her 1999<br />

debut at New York City Opera as Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, she has appeared with the company as<br />

Giovanna in Rigoletto, Jade Boucher in Dead Man Walking, and Junon in Rameau’s Platèe. She has sung<br />

in the Ring at the Seattle Opera and in the Lyric Opera <strong>of</strong> Chicago production <strong>of</strong> Die Walküre. She made<br />

her European debut at Open Air Gars as Amneris in Aida and appeared in Les Noces with the Los Angeles<br />

Master Chorale. In February 2005 she sings Santuzza for the Sarasota Opera. Jenrozzy1@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Fricka<br />

Mezzo soprano Roxanne Rowedder sang in 6 th (May 16, 2003) and 9 th (October 8, 2004) Concerts.<br />

She is a graduate <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Northern Iowa. She has performed the role <strong>of</strong> Dryad in Ariadne auf<br />

Naxos with Sarasota Opera, Emilia in Otello with Opera Delaware and the role <strong>of</strong> Ulrica in Un ballo in<br />

Maschera with Brevard Music Festival. She has also performed the role <strong>of</strong> Mamma Lucia in Mascagni’s<br />

Cavalleria Rusticana with New Jersey Opera. Ms. Rowedder has received from the George London<br />

Foundation the George London/Kirsten Flagstad Award. She has received a study grant from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong><br />

<strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> New York, Sarasota Opera’s Kern Grant, and the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation<br />

Encouragement Award. Roxanne_Row@msn.com


WAGNER ROLES: Siegmund and Tannhäuser<br />

Tenor David Smith sang in the 9 th (October 2004) Concert. He has performed with the Kentucky Opera,<br />

Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, Indiana Opera <strong>The</strong>ater, Opera <strong>The</strong>ater Saint Louis, and the<br />

Des Moines Metro Opera. Internationally he has performed with the Israeli Vocal Arts Institute and Opera<br />

Aegea, and the Slaskie Philharmonic in Katowice, Poland. He has performed principal roles in I Pagliacci,<br />

Cavalleria Rusticana, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Faust, La Forza del Destino, Wozzeck, and other operas.<br />

He is also in demand as an oratorio performer. He has performed the tenor solos in the Mozart Requiem, the<br />

Beethoven Missa Solemnis, the Verdi Requiem, the Beethoven 9 th Symphony and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass.<br />

He performed Schubert’s Mass in G and Beethoven’s Mass in C at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Smith was the featured<br />

tenor soloist with the Concert Artists <strong>of</strong> Baltimore with whom he completed numerous performances in 2002<br />

and 2003. Mr. Smith is on the faculty <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Maryland Baltimore County. dalch39@comcast.net<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Loge, Siegfried and Tristan<br />

Tenor Roy Stevens sang in the 7 th (September 2003) and 8 th (May 2004) Concerts. He recently made<br />

his Heldentenor debut at Austria’s Tiroler Festspiele after an already successful career as a bass-baritone.<br />

Aside from several <strong>Wagner</strong> roles in the heldentenor repertoire, he has performed Florestan in Fidelio,<br />

Don Josè in Carmen, Canio in I Pagliacci, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, and others. Baritone career<br />

highlights include a role in Prok<strong>of</strong>iev’s War and Peace at the Metropolitan Opera, and engagements at<br />

the <strong>The</strong>atre du Chatelet in Paris and at Barcelona’s Gran <strong>The</strong>atre del Liceu. RoyStevens96@cs.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Senta, Brünnhilde and Kundry<br />

Soprano Gail Sullivan sang in the 4 th (May 2002) and 6 th May 2003) Concerts. Her <strong>Wagner</strong> roles<br />

include Senta, Brünnhilde and Kundry, which she has performed both in the U.S. and Germany. She is<br />

currently engaged on contract at <strong>The</strong>ater Regensburg. Ms. Sullivan sang in Don Carlos in Regensburg in<br />

2004. In the autumn 2004 she will perform the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte. She will perform Santuzza<br />

in Cavalleria Rusticana and the Mahler 8 th Symphony. gaildiva1@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Wotan<br />

Baritone Jason Switzer sang in the 9 th (October 2004) Concert. He graduated from the University <strong>of</strong><br />

Southern California at Long Beach. He is presently studying at the Philadelphia Academy <strong>of</strong> Music. He<br />

performed the three Villains in Offenbach’s <strong>The</strong> Tales <strong>of</strong> H<strong>of</strong>fmann at Central City, Colorado in 2004. He<br />

has also performed the role <strong>of</strong> Orest in Strauss’s Elektra, the Count in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and<br />

Dulcamara in L’Elisir d’Amore <strong>of</strong> Donizetti. He was a Metropolitan Opera semi-finalist in 2004. He has<br />

performed with Opera North and at the Tanglewood Festival. bariclaw@hotmail.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Siegmund, Tristan, Erik, Lohengrin and Parsifal<br />

Heldentenor Thomas Rolf Truhitte sang in the 3 rd (October 2001) and 4 th (May 2002) Concerts. He is a<br />

favorite <strong>of</strong> audiences in the <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> area from his appearances with the Virginia Opera as Siegmund in<br />

Die Walküre and Florestan in Fidelio in 2003 and 2004. He returns to the Virginia Opera in February 2005 for<br />

his Tristan. His appearances have garnered accolades from Seattle to Spoleto. His repertory also includes<br />

Don Jose (Seattle Opera, Opera San Jose, Sacramento Opera), Parsifal (Genoa Opera, conducted by Lorin<br />

Maazel), Bacchus (Opera Monte-Carlo), Max (Metz Opera), and Lohengrin (Spoleto Festival). His lyric roles<br />

include Erik, Alfredo, Pinkerton, Lensky, Tom Rakewell and the tenor part in Das Lied von der Erde.<br />

Webmaster@thomasrolftruhitte.com<br />

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WAGNER ROLES: Senta, Elisabeth and Isolde<br />

Soprano Caroline Whisnant sang in the 7 th (September 2003) Concert at the Smithsonian Institution<br />

seminar jointly-sponsored with the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong>. Following her acclaimed European<br />

debut as Elektra with the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, she joined the Mannheim Opera, where<br />

she is appearing as Isolde, Senta, Elisabeth, and Leonore. She sang Ariadne at the Broomhill Festival.<br />

She has sung Norma in Kentucky, Dallas, Portland, Bogota and Santiago; Turandot (Santiago and Dallas),<br />

Freia (Arizona Opera), and Rosalinda (Kentucky Opera). Her repertory encompasses the lyric Desdemona<br />

(Baltimore Opera), the Madame Lidoine (Tulsa) and Santuzza (Kansas City Opera). CWhisnant@aol.com<br />

WAGNER ROLES: Helmwige, Gutrune, Brünnhilde (cover for Jane Eaglen at Chicago Lyric)<br />

Soprano Jennifer Wilson sang in the 3 rd (October 2001) and 8 th (September 2004) Concerts as well as<br />

at the September 2002 Gala Benefit. She also appeared as a panelist with Thomas Stewart and critic Tim<br />

Page in the <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> seminar at the Smithsonian Institution in September 2003.<br />

She made her operatic debut in the role <strong>of</strong> Turandot with the Connecticut Opera in October 2002, a role<br />

she repeated for the Houston Grand Opera in 2004 to great critical acclaim. Her debut role for the Lyric<br />

Opera <strong>of</strong> Chicago in 2002 was Helmwige. She will reprise this role again in the Lyric Opera <strong>of</strong> Chicago’s<br />

2005 Ring cycle, when she will sing her first Gutrune. She will also cover for Jane Eaglen’s Brünnhilde. She<br />

will perform Helmwige in Die Walküre at the Teatre du Châtelet in Paris. She will appear in an Amsterdam<br />

radio broadcast <strong>of</strong> Schulh<strong>of</strong>f’s Flammen, led by Edo de Waart and she will sing Turandot at the Santa Fe Opera in 2005. She is a<br />

native or Farifax, Virigina and a favorite in the <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> area. Ms. Wilson is a protege <strong>of</strong> Evelyn Lear. www.funkhauserartists.com<br />

<strong>The</strong> Emerging Singers Program 2000 to 2004<br />

Nine Concerts and Public Performance Opportunities for 21 Singers<br />

Extensive rehearsals and coaching were provided by Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart in preparation for these concerts. Most<br />

concerts were presented at the German Embassy, <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> with the singers accompanied by pianist Betty Bullock. Two<br />

single concerts were held at the Smithsonian Institution (7 th ) and the Northern Virginia Community College (8 th ) with singers<br />

accompanied by the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra under the baton <strong>of</strong> Sylvia Alimena.<br />

lst Concert Concert<br />

(April 15, 2000)<br />

Connie C<strong>of</strong>felt,<br />

Soprano<br />

Laura Zuiderveen,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

2nd Concert<br />

(May 2001)<br />

Amy Fuller,<br />

Soprano<br />

Ray Karms,<br />

Bass Baritone<br />

Amanda Mace,<br />

Soprano<br />

Paul Mow,<br />

Tenor<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

3rd Concert<br />

(October 19, 2001)<br />

Alma De Lon,<br />

Soprano<br />

3rd Concert (Continued)<br />

Jason Detwiler,<br />

Baritone<br />

Thomas Rolf Truhitte,<br />

Tenor<br />

Jennifer Wilson,<br />

Soprano<br />

Laura Zuiderveen,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

4th Concert<br />

(May 3, 2002)<br />

Nathan Bahny,<br />

Baritone<br />

Jennifer Roderer,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

Gail Sullivan,<br />

Soprano<br />

Thomas Rolf Truhitte,<br />

Tenor<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

5th Concert<br />

(October 21, 2002)<br />

Nathan Bahny,<br />

Baritone<br />

Allison Bolshoi,<br />

Soprano<br />

Richard Demers,<br />

Baritone<br />

Lawrence Harris,<br />

Tenor<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

6th Concert<br />

(May 16, 2003)<br />

Charles Robert Austin,<br />

Bass Baritone<br />

Michael Hayes,<br />

Tenor<br />

Roxanne Rowedder,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

Gail Sullivan,<br />

Soprano<br />

(German Embassy)<br />

7 th Concert<br />

(September 31, 2003)<br />

Charles Robert Austin,<br />

Bass Baritone<br />

Roy Stevens,<br />

Tenor<br />

Caroline Whisnant,<br />

Soprano<br />

(with Friday Morning<br />

Music Club Orchestra at<br />

the Smithsonian Institution)<br />

8 th Concert<br />

(May 21, 2004)<br />

Jennifer Wilson,<br />

Soprano<br />

Jennifer Roderer,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

Roy Stevens,<br />

Tenor<br />

8th Concert (Continued)<br />

Mathew Lepold,<br />

Baritone<br />

(with Friday Morning<br />

Music Club at<br />

Northern Virginia<br />

Community College)<br />

9th Concert<br />

(October 8, 2004)<br />

Roxanne Rowedder,<br />

Mezzo Soprano<br />

Brian Carter,<br />

Tenor<br />

Jason Switzer,<br />

Bass-Baritone<br />

David Smith,<br />

Tenor<br />

Mathew Lepold,<br />

Baritone<br />

(German Embassy)


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Special thanks to the many previous financial contributors reported in <strong>Wagner</strong> on the Potomac , the newsletter <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong>. See the January 2004 issue (Vol 6. No. 1, page 5), which is available online at<br />

www.wagner-dc.org.. Thanks to Guillermo and Cecilia Schultz, John and Lynn Pohanka and Jim and Diana Holman for<br />

especially generous contributions.<br />

Music Critics and the Emerging Singers Peogram<br />

"In retirement from star-quality careers on the opera and concert stage, Thomas Stewart and Evelyn Lear, husband and wife,<br />

are passing on the wisdom underlying their artistry to a new generation <strong>of</strong> singers. ... What is emerging is the maturing to the<br />

status <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong>ian singers, something one attains, if ever, only with considerable physical and artistic development." Joan<br />

Reinthaler, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> Post, September 23, 2003 on the 7 th Concert.<br />

Lear and Stewart "know good <strong>Wagner</strong> singing when they see it.". ... <strong>The</strong>y "help identify, mentor and promote singers who show<br />

promise as <strong>Wagner</strong>ians." <strong>The</strong> 4 th Concert (May 2002) "<strong>of</strong>fered a tantalizing notion that a new vanguard <strong>of</strong> Wagernians just<br />

might be in the <strong>of</strong>fing." Tim Smith, <strong>The</strong> Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2002.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 2 nd Concert (May 2001) was "an exciting venture into music <strong>of</strong> the future" at the German Embassy. ... "Five young American<br />

singers displayed their promising voices.”. ... "Already three splendid singers are affirming the old truth that no musical<br />

instrument can match the beauties <strong>of</strong> the human voice." Cecelia Porter, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> Post, May 4, 2001.<br />

"A strong impression was made by four young singers" in the 8 th Concert (May 2003). . ... "<strong>The</strong> program was notable for its<br />

inclusion <strong>of</strong> extended scenes and relatively unfamiliar material." ... "Conductor Sylvia Alimena accomplished wonders with the<br />

Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra, not only in her sensitive accompaniment for the singers but in the Prelude to Tristan<br />

und Isolde which opened the program." Joseph McClellan, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> Post, May 24, 2004.<br />

Invitation to Aspiring <strong>Wagner</strong> Singers<br />

To apply for the program see www.wagner-dc.org and submit to the return address <strong>of</strong> this publication your photo, biography<br />

and a recorded example <strong>of</strong> your singing. Questions: Call 301.907.2600.<br />

7


Evelyn Lear & Thomas Stewart <strong>The</strong> 7 th Emerging Singers Concert at the the Smithsonian<br />

Artistic Directors Institution with the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra<br />

conducted by Sylvia Alimena(September 2003).<br />

John Edward Niles<br />

Program Director<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

James K. Holman, Chairman<br />

Aurelius Fernandez, President<br />

NON-PROFIT<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

WASHINGTON, <strong>DC</strong><br />

PERMIT NO. 1895<br />

<strong>The</strong> Evelyn & Thomas Stewart<br />

Emerging Singers Program<br />

P.O. Box 33051<br />

<strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> 20033<br />

Tel 301.907.2600<br />

Fax 301.907.8671<br />

Email: wagner-dc.org<br />

Editor: Aurelius Fernandez<br />

Cover Design: Chris Boutlier and Helen Huang<br />

<strong>The</strong> 7th Emerging Singers Concert concluded a Seminar weekend in September 2003 . In<br />

photo left to right: Thomas Stewart; Mary McLaughlin, Program Coordinator, <strong>The</strong> Smithsonian<br />

Associates; bass-baritone Charles Robert Austin; soprano Caroline Wisnant; Friday Morning<br />

Music Club Conductor Sylvia Alimena; tenor Roy Stevens with Evelyn Lear.<br />

<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

Chairman J.K. Holman<br />

with Thoma Stewart<br />

and Evelyn Lear<br />

<strong>The</strong> Thomas Stewart and Evelyn Lear<br />

Emerging Singers Program<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> Singer<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong><br />

P.O. Box 33051<br />

<strong>Washington</strong>, <strong>DC</strong> 20033<br />

www: wagner-dc.org

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