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ANDREW COSTELLO

 

RESUME

 

 

 

 Mr. Costello has sung, to date, 20 leading roles in the US and Europe.  His accomplishments range from the music of Monteverdi to the advanced tonalities of contemporary opera.  Among his favorite roles are Pizarro (Fidelio), Hollaender

(Der Fliegende Hollaender), Escamillo (Carmen) and Bluebeard (Bluebeard's Castle).  Critics have consistently singled out Mr. Costello for his outstanding vocal talent.  Opemwelt predicted he "...is on his way to a fine career".                     

Frankfurter Rundschau described his voice as "visionary and grand".

ROLES PERFORMED

Tiroler Festival (Austria) 2007

Wotan Rheingold

Wotan Die Walküre

Wotan/Wanderer Siegfried

 

Neustrelitz Theater,  2004 – 2006

Four Villains  Hoffmann

Jochanaan  Salome

Onegin  Onegin

 

Des Moines Metro Opera,  2004

Alidoro  La Cenerentola

 

Neustrelitz Theater,  2002

Bluebeard  Bluebeard’s Castle

 

Des Moines Metro Opera 2002

Jochanaan  Salome

 

Stadttheater Giessen,  1999 – 2002

Escamillo  Carmen

Mephisto  La Damnation de Faust

Four Villains  Hoffmann

Pizarro  Fidelio

Grand Prêtre  Samson et Dalila            

Father  Hänsel und Gretel

Basilio  Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Premysl   Šárka  (Janácek)

Title Role  Maschinist Hopkins  

Title Role  Der Vampyr (Marschner) 

 

Zürich Opera,  1998 – 1999

Alvaro & Trombonok  Viaggio

 

Amato Opera, 1997

Don Alfonso  Così Fan Tutte   

Alfio  Cavalleria Rusticana

 

Atlanta Opera, 1996

Yamadori  Madama Butterfly

 

ROLES IN REPERTOIRE

Amonasro  Aida

Don Giovanni  Don Giovanni 

Figaro  Le Nozze di Figaro

Hans Sachs  Die Meistersinger 

Holländer  Der Fliegende Holländer

Scarpia  Tosca

 

COMPETITIONS/PRIZES

Wagner Society New York:  Winner, 1995

MacAllister Prize, 1996

 

STAGE DIRECTORS

Anthony Amato

Michael Ehrman

Dr. Robert Larsen

Christian Marten-Molnár

Jonathan Miller

Guy de Montavon

Didier von Orlowsky

Jürgen Pöckel

Uwe Rohbeck

Georg Rootering

Jussi Tapola

Keith Warner

 

EDUCATION

Vocal Studies with Abraham Polakoff

 

Dramatic Studies with Jonathan Miller,

Roger Vignoles, & Vincent LaSelva

 

Bachelor of Arts: Economics

Tufts University

 

Italian Language and Literature,

Università di Firenze

 

CONCERTS

Beethoven Symphony No. 9, 2005

Verdi Requiem, 2004

Brahms Requiem, 2000

Messiah, 1997

Mozart Requiem, 1997

 

Venues:  Bremerhaven, Carnegie Hall, Giessen, Neubrandenburg

 

RADIO

Hessischer Rundfunk,  2000

Live Broadcast of

Der Templer und die Jüdin

 

CONDUCTORS

Frédéric Chaslin

Anton Coppola

Jane Glover

Erkki Korhonen

Dr. Gustav Kuhn

Dr. Robert Larsen

Stefan Malzew

Ed McClary

Jérôme Pillement

Stewart Robertson

William Fred Scott

Ralf Weikert

Alexander Winterson