Baritone Shannon A. De Vine returns to One World Symphony as Escamillo in Bizet's 'Carmen' on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 8PM in New York City

Adrienne Metzinger of One World Symphony writes:

Baritone Shannon A. De Vine returns to One World Symphony as Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 8PM in New York City.  

Upcoming performances include Pietro in Simon Bocccanegra in March with Placido Domingo at Avery Fisher Hall. With One World Symphony, he’s been Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana, Iago in Otello, Valentin in Faust, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore and Marcello in La Boheme and Captain Balstrode in the critically acclaimed and uncut production of Peter Grimes. 

He was recently seen as Ceccho de Vecchio in Wagner’s Rienzi also at Avery Fisher Hall and sung Michonnet in Adriana Lecouvreur under Maestro Alberto Veronesi. He was also invited to participate as Nelusko in L’Africaine with Maestro Eve Queler and The Opera Orchestra of NY also in Lincoln Center. 

He has appeared with the Aspen Opera Theater Center as Michele in Puccini’s Il Tabarro as well as the roles of Ford in Falstaff both with Maestro Julius Rudel and Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte with Maestro Sian Edwards. He made his Houston Grand Opera debut as Morales in Ron Daniel’s new production of Carmen under Maestro Alain Lombard. Other roles with HGO include Riolobo in Florencia en las Amazonas, Top in Copland’s The Tender Land and Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte. 

He joined the Tanglewood Music Center for his debut as Jose Tripaldi chosen by the composer Osvaldo Golijov under the baton of Maestro Robert Spano in participation with world premiere opera Ainadamar. While earning his Master’s degree from the Juilliard School, he performed the roles of Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Silvio in I Pagliacci. 

Among his many awards and recognitions include winner of the Licia Albanese – Puccini Foundation Awards, a semi-finalist in the Marseille International Voice Competition in France, the International Voice Competition of Francisco Vinas in Barcelona and finalist in the Opera National de Paris de la Bastille International Voice Competition the MacAllister Awards, the Rosa Ponselle International Voice Competition and winner of the Verdi Concerto Competition at the Aspen Music Festival.