Andrew Garland| Baritone |Age 31 | USA

Baritone Andrew Garland is saluted for having a 'distinctly American presence' (The New York Times) and for his coloratura which borders on the 'phenomenal' (Opera News).

Mr. Garland performs in wide-ranging leading operatic roles at the Seattle Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, Nevada Opera, Dayton Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Utah Symphony and Opera, among others.

Concert highlights include performances with the Ravinia Festival, Atlanta Symphony, National Philharmonic, Dayton Philharmonic, Delaware Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, University Musical Society (University of Michigan), Washington Master Chorale at the Kennedy Center and the New York Festival of Song.

Rapidly becoming known as an important recitalist, ("The fine art of poetry in music has found a rare ambassador" - Matthew Gurewitsch,) Mr. Garland creates programs of "Living American Composers," working with today's classical songwriters to program lively and inventive concerts, which he performs across the continent often under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation.

Mr. Garland's recordings include Puccini's La Bohème with the Atlanta Symphony (Telarc), a disc of songs by Lee Hoiby, accompanied by the composer on the piano (Naxos) and a disc of folk song settings by Steven Mark Kohn (Azica).

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