John Zuckerman

Tulpengasse 8 3400 Klosterneuburg +43 664 7539 6766 [email protected] date of birth October 11, 1977 - Torrance, California, USA EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Assistant Stage Director/Artistic Coordinator - Kammeroper Köln - Pulheim, Germany - March- June 2020 - interrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic • Assistant stage direction for revival productions • Coordination/organization of rehearsals and tour management • Writing of rehearsal reports • Stage management in home theater and on tour • Ticket sales and general office duties Assistant Stage Director - Autostadt GmbH - Wolfsburg, Germany - October - December 2019

• Assistant Director of Tabaluga on Ice by Peter Maffay - 5 productions, each ca. 30 minutes long • Translation and editing of text for all five productions for non-German speaking participants. 19 of 20 performers were non-German speaking, and two performers in leading roles had limited English as well

• Dramatic coaching and character work as well as text preparation with all performers • preparation of scripts and production book Production Manager/Artistic Coordinator - Rossini in Wildbad - Bad Wildbad, Germany - June 2019 -

• Organizing the rehearsal/production plan for all participants of five opera productions as well as concerts and masterclasses. The same orchestra and choir was used in all productions and concerts; most soloists were in at least two productions

• Daily rehearsal planning, taking into consideration limited space, time, and resources • Organization of production changes, set-up and breakdown • Booking of travel for all participants • Main point of contact between production office and all other departments, including Stage Crew/Technical, Press, Marketing, as well all artists, artist managers/agents

• Taking care of artists in all respects, in their native language when possible • Crisis management Assistant Stage Director - Ensemble Orquesta - Hastings, UK - May - June 2019

• Assistant Stage direction of Mozart’s The Magic Flute • Preparation and acquisition of scenery and props • Preparation of second cast • Coaching German language for singers and English dialogue coaching for non-native speakers • Character and dramatic coaching • Preparation of production book/staging notes Stage Directing Intern - Aalto Theater Essen - February - March 2019

• Internship as Assistant Director for the production of Medea by Aribert Reimann • Preparation of scenery and props • Fight choreography Freelance Opera and Concert Singer - Tenor - 2002 - 2017

• Solo engagements in opera houses and concert halls throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Ensemble Soloist (Fest) - Theater Dortmund - Dortmund - 2011 - 2014

• house lyric tenor at Dortmund Opera Ensemble Soloist (Fest) - Salzburger Landestheater - - 2010 - 2011

• house lyric tenor at Salzburg State Opera Singing and Musical Theater Teacher - 2002 - 2010 - New York and Chicago, USA

Freelance Translation/Copywriter - 2019 - Remote

• Editing, translating, and copywriting German and English text for the language learning app Fluent Forever English Instructor - Berlitz - Essen, Germany - 2018 - 2019

Founder - California Dreaming Food Truck and Catering - Dortmund, Germany - 2016 - 2018

• Operating a mobile food business, bringing Californian and Mexican cuisine to the region of North Rhine Westfalia in Germany

Freelance Brand Ambassador - Chicago, Illinois, USA - 2008 - 2010

• Participating in guerrilla marketing campaigns in Chicago and its nearby region Outside Sales - US Concepts - Lombard, Illinois, USA - 2006 - 2010

• Sale of industrial woodworking machinery throughout North America. Personal Fitness Trainer - New York Sports Clubs - 2003-2004 EDUCATION

University of Southern California — Bachelor of Music - Vocal Arts - 2000

Manhattan School of Music - Master of Music - Classical Voice - 2002

LANGUAGES

• English - native

• German - fluent

• French - fluent

• Italian - fluent

ADDITIONAL STUDY

Bel Canto Italia School of Opera - Florence, - 1997 - Voice and Italian Language

University of Miami School of Music at Salzburg - Salzburg- 1998 - Voice and German Language

Austrian American Mozart Academy - Salzburg - 1999 - Voice and German Language

Tanglewood Music Center Fellowship - Lenox, Massachusetts, USA - 2000, 2002

Opera Theater of St. Louis Gerdine Young Artist Program - St. Louis, USA - 2001

Caramoor Music Festival Bel Canto Young Artist Program - New York and Katonah, New York - USA 2003, 2004, 2006

• Study of performance practice of the bel canto repertoire

Canadian Vocal Arts Institute - Montreal, Canada- 2005

Baltimore Opera Studio - Baltimore, USA - 2004 - 2005

Accademia Rossiniana - Pesaro, Italy - 2010

• Study of performance practice of the bel canto repertoire, with an emphasis on Rossini Private Voice Study with Joan Caplan - 2000 - 2009 Private Voice Study with Jean-Ronald LaFond - 2011 - Actingl - HB Studios, New York - 2003 - 2008 SPECIAL SKILLS Composition - two years of study University of Southern California

Basic knowledge various martial arts as well as stage combat

Previous experience as rock singer and guitarist as well as performances in film and television commercials

REFERENCES

Stefania Bonfadelli - Opera director and singer at the State Opera, Opéra de , La Scala, Covent Garden -

Tel: +39 335 450 454

Email: [email protected]

Luciano Acocella - Conductor, former Music director at Opéra de Rouen, guest conductor atTheatre de Champs-Elysée, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Opera de Marseille, , Tokyo Philharmonic -

Tel: +39 348 2694214

Email: [email protected]