Zach Altman remains one of our most popular singers on the site, so we thought that we'd use the anniversary of Victor Herbert's death to showcase the emerging barihunk. Since he first appeared on the site, he has regularly been one of our ten most visited singers along with singers like Simon Keenlyside, Mariusz Kwiecien, Randal Turner, Gabriel Bermudez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Erwin Schrott and Nathan Gunn.
Altman recently made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut at the Hollywood Bowl in Candide. He spent three summers studying at the Music Academy of the West, where he appeared in "Don Giovanni," "Tales of Hoffmann" and Bolcom's "A Wedding." He is a three-time prize winner in the Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition. In August, he'll be performing John Proctor in Robert Ward's "The Crucible" at the Chautauqua Institute.
Zach Altman
Victor Herbert was a German-American composer who lived from February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924. He was best known for his immensely popular operettas like "Naughty Marietta" and "Babes in Toyland." He was also a gifted cellist who played with many of the major orchestras in New York City. He was also one of the leading forces behind the Copyright Act of 1909, which guaranteed that composers would be paid or their work.
Is it just me, or does he kinda do a "Scotty McCreary" thing with his mouth and eyebrows when he sings? Terrific post, though. Keep up the good work.
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