OPERA HIGH NOTES from DR. SAMUEL MUNGO

When
12 Mar 2015
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
700 Dawson Rd, Austin TX, 78704

Registration

Lion Member – $15.00
No Meal - Member or Non member
Walk-in Guests – $15.00

Opera High Notes
March 12, 2015
Speaker: Dr. Samuel Mungo
Introduced by Lion Peggy Brunner

Samuel Mungo

HEAR ABOUT THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE, AND LITTLE KNOWN FACTS AND FANTASY OF OPERA FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRACTITIONER AND PROFESSOR.

WE MAY EVEN HEAR AN ARIA OF HOME ON THE RANGE FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN JP KIRKSEY

Samuel Mungo is the Director of Opera Studies and Coordinator of the Voice Area at Texas State University. He has been involved in opera as a director, singer and teacher for more than 20 years.

In recent years at Texas State, Dr. Mungo has directed productions of Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, The Turn of the Screw and Candide. Professionally directing credits include Die Entführung aus dem Serail for Florida Grand Opera, Pirates of Penzance for Colorado Light Opera, Trouble in Tahiti for the Boulder Opera Project, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore for San Antonio Opera. His production of Ibert’s Angelique was named Opera Production of the Year by the National Opera Association in 2012.

As a singer, he has performed with opera companies and orchestras throughout North America and around the world. Performing credits include Don Giovanni for Minnesota Opera and Chicago Opera Theater, Vancouver Opera as Falke in Die Fledermaus, Opera Theater of St. Louis as Junius in The Rape of Lucretia, and Danilo in Merry Widow for Sacramento Opera, Opera Grand Rapids and Knoxville Opera. Making his Carnegie Hall debut with Milos Bok’s Missa Solemnis, he has sung with the St. Louis Symphony, at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony, with Utah Symphony, and Orquestra Filarmonica di Lima, among others.

He received his Doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his Masters in Vocal Performance with honors from the New England Conservatory. He also holds an Artist’s Diploma from The Boston Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Illinois State University.

Featured Lunch Menu:

King Ranch Chicken, Crisp Green Salad,

Caramel Turtle Fudge Brownies

Iced Tea & Coffee

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up. Please keep this in mind if your plans shift and cancel your reservation so we can adjust the headcount.

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