JOSEPH FLAXMAN Baritone 548 River Road Chatham, NJ 07928 (201) 317-6485 [email protected] www.josephflaxman.com Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Roles Performed Bello Teddy Forsythe Ezio Father Bello Baron Don Giovanni Germont Gianni Schicchi Fiorello Don Parmenione Renato Brancusi Bello Montano Bello Don Carlo Friedrich Male Roles Il Monaco Traba Montano, Iago* Man in the Mask Marcello* Lord Cockburn Guglielmo Ens., Dance Captain Dr. Falke Guglielmo Marcello Wagner, Valentin* Ensemble Casanova Kromov, Baron Zeta* Il Conte Betto Papageno Marullo Milord Arespingh Betto, Dr. Spinelloccio Kromov Chino Guglielmo Prince Yamadori* La Fanciulla del West A Woman in Morocco Attila Hansel and Gretel La Fanciulla del West La Traviata Don Giovanni La Traviata Gianni Schicchi Il Barbiere di Siviglia L’occasione fa il ladro Un Ballo in Maschera The News from Poems (Kander) La Fanciulla del West Otello La Fanciulla del West Ernani The Impresario Smashed (James Barry) La Nave (Montemezzi) Otello Major Molineux (Saylor) La Bohème Fra Diavolo Così fan tutte The Chocolate Soldier Die Fledermaus Così fan tutte La Bohème Faust Golden Ticket Love/Hate (Jack Perla) The Merry Widow Le nozze di Figaro Gianni Schicchi Die Zauberflöte Rigoletto L’Italiana in Londra (Cimarosa) Gianni Schicchi The Merry Widow West Side Story Così fan tutte Madama Butterfly Munich Philharmonic Kentucky Opera Opera Company of Brooklyn OperaOggi Kentucky Opera Kentucky Opera Opera Company of Brooklyn Bronx Opera Raylynmor Opera Opera Naples Little Opera Theatre of NY NY Vocal Productions Center for Contemporary Opera Castleton Festival Castleton Festival La Palacio del Opera (Spain) United Nations Orchestra Laurie Beechman Theatre American Opera Projects Teatro Grattacielo Lyrique en mer (France) Queens College Des Moines Metro Opera Bronx Opera Tri-Cities Opera BARD Summerscape Opera Company of Brooklyn Opera Memphis Martina Arroyo Foundation Opera Memphis American Lyric Theatre American Opera Projects St. Petersburg Opera Martina Arroyo Foundation Chelsea Opera Project Opera Manhattan Opera di Camera Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music Ash Lawn Opera Festival Ash Lawn Opera Festival Hillman Opera Ash Lawn Opera Festival (TBD) (May 2015) (Jan 2015) (Dec 2014) 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005 Frank* Joel Coles Pangloss John Styx Dr. Spinelloccio (* cover) Ash Lawn Opera Festival Hillman Opera Hillman Opera Brevard Music Center Hillman Opera 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 Il Trovatore Madama Butterfly Carmen L’amico Fritz Don Giovanni Rigoletto Die Lustige Witwe Carmen Martha Of Thee I Sing Don Giovanni L’elisir d’amore Le nozze di Figaro Don Giovanni Le nozze di Figaro La Bohème L’elisir d’amore Opera at Florham Opera at Florham Opera at Florham Des Moines Metro Opera Des Moines Metro Opera Sarasota Opera Sarasota Opera Sarasota Opera Sarasota Opera Sarasota Opera Martina Arroyo Foundation Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music Hillman Opera Hillman Opera 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2004 Ein Deutches Requiem Requiem - Mozart Messa di Gloria – Puccini Elijah Requiem – Fauré Ein Deutches Requiem Riverdale Choral Society Helena Symphony Lyrique en mer Scarsdale Cong. Church St. John the Evangelist Church St. John the Evangelist Church 2014 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 Annie Get Your Gun Crazy Sunday (Sean Doyle) Candide Orpheus in the Underworld Gianni Schicchi Partial Roles Performed Conte di Luna Sharpless Escamillo David Don Giovanni Rigoletto Danillo Dancairo Plunkett Wintergreen Don Giovanni Belcore Figaro Don Giovanni Figaro Marcello Dulcamara Concert Soloist Soloist Soloist Soloist Soloist Soloist Awards • Career Bridges Grant Recipient 2012 • Finalist Liederkranz Foundation – Opera 2012/11 • Opera Index Encouragement Grant 2010 • Semi-Finalist Competizione dell’Opera 2010 • Semi-Finalist Armel Opera Competition and Festival 2010 - Szeged, Hungary. Conductors: Lorin Maazel David Jackson Michael Ching David Neely Paul Nadler Israel Gursky Young Artist Programs • • • • • 2011 Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist 2011 Opera at Saratoga Resident Artist 2010 Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artist 2008 Opera Memphis Resident Artist 2005/2006 Ash Lawn Opera Apprentice Artist Coaches: Directors: Voice Instructors: Martina Arroyo Daniel Beckwith Kathy Olsen John DiCostanzo Rick Cordova Marc Verzatt Dean Anthony Braeden Harris John Hoomes Anthony Laciura Matthew Lata Mark Oswald Michael Ehrman Carlos Serrano Albert Sherman Giandomenico Vaccari Education • 2006 – 2008 • 2002 – 2006 M.M. Vocal Performance – Manhattan School of Music (Mark Oswald, teacher) B.M. Vocal Performance – Fredonia State University (Daniel Ihasz, teacher) Special Skills Extensive stage combat, sword fighting, and dance experience. Private waltz lessons, 4 years of dance instruction.