Opera San José - Ronn Ealy

ARTISTS

Lawrence R. Ealy,
Bass

Lawrence Ealy returns to Opera San José to appear as the Priest/Armored Man 2 in The Magic Flute. Previously known to OSJ audiences for the tenor roles he performed with the company during the 70s and 80s, Mr. Ealy's previous OSJ credits include Alfredo (Die Fledermaus), Rodolfo (La bohème), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) Kaspar (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), and Beto and Dr. Pinoloccio (Gianni Schicchi). Other companies performed with include Fremont Opera, West Bay Opera, Pomona Valley Light Opera, Citrus Valley Theater and El Camino Opera. On the concert stage, Mr. Ealy has been a featured soloist with Masterworks Chorale in their concert performances of Pagliacci, Otello and La bohème.

For the past twelve years, Mr. Ealy appeared in San Francisco, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stuttgart productions of Phantom of the Opera in which he sang a variety of roles.

Awards and accolades include first prize in the Mozart International Opera Competition (Salzburg, Austria), the Italian-American Opera Competition (San Francisco) and Friends of Opera Competition (San Francisco). Mr. Ealy received his musical training at San Jose State University, the Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria) and American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco).

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