Texas Performing Arts Features Nathan Gunn, 3/9

Texas Performing Arts continues a history of presenting the world's greatest operatic voices. Considered one of the most exciting and in-demand baritones today, Nathan Gunn performs with accompanist and wife Julie Gunn in the acoustic richness of Bates Recital Hall, Wednesday, March 9.
 
Nathan Gunn was the recipient of the first annual Beverly Sills Artist Award, and was recently awarded the Pittsburgh Opera Renaissance Award. He is an alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Program and was the winner of the 1994 Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition.
 
Mr. Gunn has appeared in internationally renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Paris Opera. His resume includes performing the title roles in Billy Budd, IL Barbiere di Siviglia, and Hamlet, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Ottone in L'incoronazione di Poppea. 
 
A frequent interpreter of new works, Mr. Gunn created the role of Paul in the world premiere of Daron Hagen's Amelia at the Seattle Opera (May 2010). He also created the roles of Clyde Griffiths in the world premiere of Tobias Picker's new opera, An American Tragedy at the Metropolitan Opera, Alec Harvey in André Previn's Brief Encounter at the Houston Grand Opera and Father Delura in Peter Eötvös' Love and Other Demons at the 2008 Glyndebourne Opera Festival.
 
Mr. Gunn has ventured outside the standard opera repertoire with appearances in semi-staged performances of Camelot with the New York Philharmonic (broadcast live on PBS's Great Performances) and Showboat at Carnegie Hall.

CALENDAR LISTING 

March 9, 2011, 8:00 pm-Texas Performing Arts presents Nathan Gunn, baritone at Bates Recital Hall (E. 23rd St. and San Jacinto). A map of the campus: TexasPerformingArts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($32 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO (2386).