André Courville to perform at Fairleigh Dickinson University

André Courville (Photo: Opera News/Dario Acosta)

Bass-barihunk André Courville will perform as part of Opera at Florham's "A Cornucopia of Opera and Song" on November 6th at Lenfell Hall on the campus of the College at Florham of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Courville will perform Gounod's “Vous, qui faites l'endormie” from Faust. He performed the role of Méphistophélès in Faust while at the cademy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, where he is a resident artist. He'll be joined by soprano Mia Pafumi and tenor Piotr Buszewski.

Tickets can be ordered by calling (973) 443-8620 or on the website at www.operaatflorham.org.

André Courville

Last season Courville debuted at Carnegie Hall in the Opera Orchestra of New York's acclaimed production of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux and as Monterone in Verdi's Rigoletto with the Caramoor Summer Music Festival. Courville also recently won first prize at Opera at Florham’s 2016 Violetta DuPont Competition.

He'll also be performing at the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation 42nd Anniversary Gala Concert on October 23 at Rose Hall at Lincoln Center and will reprise Monterone with the Academy of Vocal Arts from November 5-15.

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Jonathan Beyer as Germont Pere

One of the great things about young artist programs and smaller opera companies is that you can see emerging talent in roles that they would never perform on the big stage. One of the most sought after and talented of the young group of baritones is Jonathan Beyer, who has been blowing away everyone and anyone in sight in vocal competitions. (For the record: He was a National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition. He was the 1st Place Winner at the Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging Classical Artists. He has also won the McCammon Competition, Sullivan Foundation Grant, the Irma M. Cooper Competition, Violetta DuPont Competition, Rochester's Classical Idol, New Jersey Verismo Competition, Philadelphia Orchestra's Greenfield Competition, Astral Artist Auditions, Pittsburgh Concert Society Auditions, SAI Competition, American Opera Society Competition, the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Competition, and the Bel Canto Foundation.) 

Many people in the opera world are predicting superstardom for this singer and you should take advantage of any opportunity to hear him perform.

If you're in the New York/New Jersey area, you can preview him in a role that he won't be singing on any major stage for years to come. He will be Germont Pere in a production of Verdi's "La Traviata" with Opera at Florham at Farleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. The production is semi-staged with a reduced orchestra, which will allow you to really hear this gifted performer. The performance is at 3 PM on Sunday, June 5 and you can click HERE for additional cast and production information.

You can hear a selection of audio clips at his website.

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