Michael Mendelsohn,
Tenor

During the 2008 - 2009 season, Michael Mendelsohn returns to the company to perform the role of Triquet in Eugene Onegin. Previously, Mr. Mendelsohn appeared as Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor),  Benvolio (Romèo et Juliette) and Goro (Madama Butterfly). Other roles recently performed include Sellem (The Rakes Progress), Normanno (Lucia di Lammermoor), Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte) and Peter Quint (The Turn of the Screw.), all with West Bay Opera.

Mr. Mendelsohn has performed the role of Alfred (Die Fledermaus) with North Bay Opera, Alfredo (La traviata) with Cinnabar Theater, and the Devil in Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, and Pedrillo (The Abduction from the Seraglio) with Pocket Opera. For Livermore Valley Opera, he appeared as Spalanzani (The Tales of Hoffman) and Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro).

On the concert stage, Mr. Mendelsoh's repertoire includes performances of Monteverdi's Vespers, Mozart's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Rossini's Petite Messe Solonelle, Beethoven's Mass in C Major, Bach's Magnificat, to name just a few. For the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, he appeared as soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana and Respighi's Laud to the Nativity.