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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".

FUTURE PERFORMANCES

Des Moines Metro Opera, 2009

Scarpia  Tosca

 

ROLES PERFORMED

Bechstein Hall (New York),  2008

Holländer  Der Fliegende Holländer

 

Tiroler Festival (Austria),  2007

Wotan   Rheingold

Wotan   Die Walküre

Wotan / Wanderer  Siegfried

 

Neustrelitz Theater,  2004 – 2006

Four Villains  Hoffmann

Jochanaan  Salome

 

 Des Moines Metro Opera,  2004

Alidoro  La Cenerentola

 Neustrelitz Theater,  2002

Bluebeard  Bluebeard’s Castle

 

Des Moines Metro Opera2002

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

Bluebeard  Bluebeard’s Castle

Basilio  Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Premysl  Šárka      Janácek

Hopkins  Maschinist Hopkins  

Vampyr  Der Vampyr      Marschner 

 

Zürich Opera,  1998 – 1999

Alvaro and Trombonok  Viaggio

 

 Amato Opera, 1997

 Don Alfonso  Così Fan Tutte

 Alfio  Cavalleria Rusticana

 ROLES IN REPERTOIRE

Amonasro  Aida

Don Giovanni  Don Giovanni 

Figaro  Le Nozze di Figaro

Hans Sachs  Die Meistersinger  

  

COMPETITIONS and 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

 

 

Tufts University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

 

Università di Firenze,

Italian Language and Literature

CONCERTS 1997 – Present

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony   

Verdi Requiem

Brahms Requiem

Messiah

Mozart Requiem

 

Venues:  Bremerhaven,

Carnegie Hall, Giessen, Neubrandenburg,

New York City

  

RADIO

Hessischer Rundfunk,  2000

Guilbert  Der Templer und die Jüdin

 

CONDUCTORS

Frédéric Chaslin

Anton Coppola

Jane Glover

Erkki Korhonen

Dr. Gustav Kuhn

Dr. Robert Larsen

Stefan Malzew

Dr. Ed McClary

Jérôme Pillement

Stewart Robertson

William Fred Scott

Ralf Weikert

Alexander Winterson