David Rohrbaugh is a founding member of Opera
San José's artistic staff. He has conducted more than 54 productions for
Opera San José, including The Crucible, Un ballo in maschera, ll barbiere di Siviglia,
La bohème, Carmen, Così fan tutte, L'elisir d'amore,
Eugene Oñegin, Falstaff, Faust, Die Fledermaus,
Der fliegende Holländer, Gianni Schicchi, Lucia di Lammermoor, Die lustige Witwe, Madama
Butterfly, The Medium,
Le nozze di Figaro, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Rigoletto, Roméo et Juliette, Suor Angelica,
Tosca, La traviata, and Die Zauberflöte. During the 2006
- 2007 season, Dr. Rohrbaugh will conduct Verdi's La traviata and
Puccini's Madama Butterfly.Dr. Rohrbaugh has been on the faculties of
Oberlin College and the University of Akron, where, as chair of the voice
department, he developed a comprehensive opera workshop-theater program. Dr.
Rohrbaugh has also recorded for Orion Records and the Musical Heritage
Foundation. Most recently, he recorded a revival of Lou Harrison's
Scenes from Cavafy, a work originally written for him by the composer.
While a professor of music at San José State
University, he taught voice and co-directed the opera
workshop program for 24 years. In addition to teaching master classes, conducting
research, and adjudicating, he teaches privately at his voice studio in Palo
Alto.
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