David Edgar Walther; Bass-baritone
Artistic Director of The Acting Singers Project: https://www.actingsingersproject.com
Phone: (617) 325-7745; Email: hrwr@earthlink.net
Address: 126 Newburg Street, Boston, MA 02131.
Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines: 1. 2/25/21; 2. 3/18/21;
Covid-19 Boosters: 1. 10/19/21; 2. 4/29/21.
EDUCATION:
Juilliard School of Music: Bachelor of Music in musical compoistion;
Boston University: PhD work in musical composition;
teaching fellowship: taught courses in Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony;
The State College of New Jersey: Master's of Arts degree in vocal performance;
Boston Conseratory & New England Conservatory: scholarships offered for post- graduate work in opera;
Selected Voice Teachers: Oren Brown (Juilliard); Jeffrey Gall (Metropolitan Opera countertenor) & Jerome Hines (Metropolitan Opera bass).
BASS SOLOIST IN CHURCHES:
NEW YORK CITY: Calvary Episcopalian & The Church of The Resurrection;
BOSTON: Old South Church; St. Paul's Cathedral, Trinity Church (evening service),
KING'S CHAPEL: Boston premiere of the male solos in the newly discovered
chamber version of Fauré Requiem under the direction of Daniel Pinkham.
OPERA ROLES (complete performances of roles):
Barab: Only a Miracle (Herod: New England premiere)
Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles (Nourabad)
Menott: Amahl and The Night Visitors (Melchoir & Balthazar)
Ravel: L'enifant et les sortilèges (l'arbre)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (King Marke) https://www.actingsingersproject.com/clips.html
Walther: Edward II (Edward II: audio premiere)
https://www.actingsingersproject.com/listen-to-tableau-i.html
Walther: Gaynocchio (Gaypetto; Fox; & Coachman: premiere)
https://www.davidedgarwalther.com/watch-gaynocchio.html
Walther: The Swallow and The Prince (Prince: premiere)
https://www.actingsingersproject.com/the-swallow-and-the-prince.html
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Sound Clip:
audio recording; 60 seconds (not including intro and coda), from an original song cycle. For opera clips Wagner, Verdi... please visit: https://www.actingsingersproject.com/clips.html |
Photo I: 5/6/20 by Drew Hubbard Photo II spring 2020: selfie Photo III: spring 2020, by Drew Hubbard
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Current look: medium long (red & dark brown) hair; long red beard; hazel eyes; just under 6 feet; 260 bounds; powerlifter.