Maestro John Baril
is Music Director for Central City Opera, a post that he
has held since 2005 and where he has conducted numerous
performances including sold-out performances of Madama Butterfly
collaborating with Catherine Malfitano in her directorial debut. Mr. Baril
is featured as Chorus Master for the Newport Classics recording of The Ballad
of Baby Doe, an opera which, along with Floyd's Susannah, he has
conducted with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. He has conducted at Yale Opera and
his thirteen-year tenure with Nevada Opera included singing numerous tenor
roles. He has collaborated with such artists as Dolora Zajick, Colin
Graham, Paul Curran, James Robinson, Stephen Lord, David Agler and Toni
Tennille.
American tenor Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on opera, concert and recital stages worldwide. The combination of his beautiful and powerful lyric tenor voice, along with his gift for exceptional communication and excellent musicianship have earned him the highest praise. In demand around the globe, highlights of Mr. Griffey's illustrious career include his performances in leading roles at the world's major opera houses as well as appearances with many of today’s most prestigious orchestras and conductors. Mr. Griffey's recent portrayal of the title role in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Peter Grimes won critical accolades from both critics and audiences.
Pianist
and Vocal Coach Danielle Orlando is currently the Principal Opera Coach at
the Curtis Institute of Music and serves as Master Coach on the music faculty of
the Academy of Vocal Arts. Ms. Orlando has collaborated with renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Gian Carlo Menotti. Ms. Orlando is associated with a
long list of opera companies, festivals, and young artist programs which include
the Metropolitan Opera; Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires; Washington Opera (where
she has collaborated with Placido Domingo); Michigan Opera Theater, Opera Company
of Philadelphia (Artistic Administrator), Pittsburgh Opera, Portland Opera, Wolf
Trap Opera Company, Festival dei due Mondi in Charleston, South Carolina,
American Institute for Music Studies in Graz, Austria, European Center for Vocal
Arts in Belgium, the Merola Program at San Francisco Opera; workshops in
Mexico(Curso Intensivo de Perfeccionamiento de Opera); and New Jersey Opera. She
regularly accompanies internationally recognized artists and has performed on
Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Live by Request on A&E,
the Rosie O'Donnell Show and Larry King Live accompanying celebrities Luciano
Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and Michael Bolton. Most recently Ms. Orlando
accompanied tenor Marcello Giordani in recital at the Supreme Court of the
United States.