Opera: Lady Bird - Dr. Sam Mungo

Dr. Samuel Mungo

This week we will experience the preview of a brand new opera about Lady Bird Johnson! Texas State University Dept. of Opera is headed by Dr. Samuel Mungo, who will host the program and we will hear some of the singers, and how the dream of this opera came into reality. The opera is being premiered at Texas State the end of April.

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.

Chopped Steak w/ gravy

Scalloped Potatoes

Steamed Vegetables

Salad and Rolls

Chocolate Cake

Ice Tea & Coffee