Former resident artist Kirk Eichelberger
returns as a member of OSJ's resident company in the 2005 - 2006 season to perform the roles
of Reverend Hale (The Crucible),
Count Warting (A Masked Ball),
Schaunard (La bohème), and
Leporello (Don Giovanni). Mr. Eichelberger will also appear as a
soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah for the San Francisco Choral
Society and sing the role of Nick Shadow (A Rake's Progress) for West
Bay Opera during the 2005 - 2006 season.Mr. Eichelberger was
previously seen as Daland in Der fliegende
Holländer during OSJ's 2004 - 2005 season. Since his departure from the company
in 2003, Mr. Eichelberger
performed the title role in Elijah with Oakland East Bay
Symphony, The Bonze in Madama
Butterfly with Festival Opera, Alidoro (La Cenerentola) for
Sacramento Opera and the Four Villains in Les Contes
d’Hoffman with West Bay Opera. Other engagements for 2003 - 2004 included the roles of Ferrando in Monterey Opera's production of Il trovatore,
Il re in
Aida with Festival Opera, the title role in West Bay Opera's
production of Don Giovanni, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with
Virginia Opera and the title role in Le nozze di Figaro for Opera
Memphis.
For more information, please visit Mr.
Eichelberger's website at
http://www.kirkeichelberger.com/
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