Michael Colman, hailed by Opera News for “fielding a fine, dark bass-baritone”, has performed roles including Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) with Chautauqua Opera and Virginia Opera, The Commentator (Scalia/Ginsburg) with Opera Carolina, Opera Grand Rapids, Chautauqua Opera, Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) with Opera Grand Rapids, Leporello (Don Giovanni) with the Janiec Opera Company, Colline (La Bohème) with Indiana University, Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) with The University of Kansas, Sergeant of Police (The Pirates of Penzance) with Dayton Opera.
Lyric bass Michael Colman has performed roles from Mozart’s Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) and Rossini’s Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) to Britten’s Collatinus (The Rape of Lucretia) and Puccini’s Colline (La bohème). Michael made his professional debut as an Apprentice Artist with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and went on to perform leading and supporting roles with Virginia Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Dayton Opera, Sarasota Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Grand Rapids, Indianapolis Opera, Opera on the James, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Opera in the Rock, Fayetteville Opera, and Charlottesville Opera. He earned degrees from Baylor University, the University of Kansas, and Indiana University studying with Peter Volpe. An avid art song and concert singer, Michael performed in recital with Warren Jones at the Manchester Music Festival, with the Dayton Philharmonic in Handel’s Messiah, and with The Virginia Consort in Mozart’s Requiem.
Michael Colman, hailed by Opera News for “fielding a fine, dark bass-baritone”, has performed roles including Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) with Chautauqua Opera and Virginia Opera, The Commentator (Scalia/Ginsburg) with Opera Carolina, Opera Grand Rapids, Chautauqua Opera, Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) with Opera Grand Rapids, Leporello (Don Giovanni) with the Janiec Opera Company, Colline (La Bohème) with Indiana University, Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) with The University of Kansas, Sergeant of Police (The Pirates of Penzance) with Dayton Opera.
Lyric bass Michael Colman has performed roles from Mozart’s Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) and Rossini’s Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) to Britten’s Collatinus (The Rape of Lucretia) and Puccini’s Colline (La bohème). Michael made his professional debut as an Apprentice Artist with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and went on to perform leading and supporting roles with Virginia Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Dayton Opera, Sarasota Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Grand Rapids, Indianapolis Opera, Opera on the James, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Opera in the Rock, Fayetteville Opera, and Charlottesville Opera. He earned degrees from Baylor University, the University of Kansas, and Indiana University studying with Peter Volpe. An avid art song and concert singer, Michael performed in recital with Warren Jones at the Manchester Music Festival, with the Dayton Philharmonic in Handel’s Messiah, and with The Virginia Consort in Mozart’s Requiem.
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