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BERNARD McDONALD Conductor

CURRICULUM VITAE

Nationality: British (US Permanent Resident)

Full-time Occupation: Director of Opera, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa (from Fall 2011) Freelance conductor, pianist and coach (from December 2005) Previous Full-time Positions: Chorus Master of Glyndebourne (April 2003 – December 2005) Chorus Master and Head of Music, Florida Grand Opera, Miami (2001-2003) Assistant Chorus Master, New York City Opera, (2000-2001)

Recent engagements: Recital with Marietta Simpson & John Aler, Kennedy Center, Washington DC (04/2010) Conductor, L’incantesimo (Montemezzi) Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (02/2010) Conductor, Gianni Schicchi, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (04/2009) Guest Artist, CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, CA (07/2009) Visiting Professor, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati (2008) Vocal coach, Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, (2006-present) Conductor, Così fan tutte, RSAMD Opera School Glasgow (02-02/2008) Conductor, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (09-10/2007) Conductor, La Cenerentola, Bay View Music Festival, Michigan (07/2007) Conductor, Bizet double bill, De Nieuwe Opera Academie Amsterdam (06/2007) Conductor, Ormindo, Pittsburgh Opera (02-03/2007) Conductor, all Mozart program, New National Theatre Tokyo (06/06) Conductor, Amahl and the Night Visitors Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (12/2005-6) Guest chorus director, Don Quichotte, Netherlands Radio Choir (03/2006) Guest chorus director Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci, Netherlands Opera (02/2006) Assistant Conductor, Don Giovanni, New National Theatre Tokyo (02-03/2005) Guest chorus director, Manon Lescaut, Netherlands Radio Choir (11/2005) Assistant Conductor, Die Fledermaus, New National Theatre Tokyo (02-03/2004) Assistant Conductor and Senior Coach, Aspen Music Festival (2002) Vocal Coach, Manhattan School of Music, New York City (2000-2001) Chorus Master, L'Opéra Français de New York, New York City (01/2001) Coach/accompanist, Opera Theatre of Lucca, Italy (1999)

Professional Training: , Merola Program, Apprentice Coach (2000)

Education: University of Glasgow (Master of Music, 2010) Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Artist Diploma in Opera Coaching, 2000) Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Répétiteur Course, 1997-98) Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (B.A. Musical Studies, 1996)

Conductors assisted/preparation for include: Jiří Bělohlávek, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Wigglesworth, Julius Rudel, Harry Bicket, Louis Langrée, Jane Glover, Kenneth Montgomery, George Manahan, Carlo Rizzi, Will Crutchfield, Yves Abel, Vladimir Jurowski, Stewart Robertson, Paolo Carignani, Markus Stenz, Niels Muus, Sir Charles Mackerras, Edo de Waart, William Christie Piano teachers: Phillip Kawin (New York) Paul Roberts (London) Jean Hutchison (Glasgow)

Selected repertoire: As conductor: As chorus master: As assistant conductor/coach: Don Giovanni Acis and Galatea La cenerentola La Bohème Il Viaggio a Reims The Yeomen of the Guard Tosca Il Barbiere di Siviglia West Side Story Rigoletto Ariane (Martinů) St. Nicolas (Britten) The Love for Three Oranges The Aspern Papers Messiah La traviata Street Scene (Weill) A Hand of Bridge (Barber) The Ballad of Baby Doe Die sieben Todsünden Fables (Rorem) Die Tote Stadt Der Kaiser von Atlantis Eve’s Odds (Bruce Trinkley) The Aspern Papers (Argento) Rigoletto Le Nozze di Figaro Don Quichotte Le docteur Miracle Boris Godunov Die Fledermaus La tragedie de Faust La Bohème Amahl and the Night Visitors Regina (Blitzstein) Coronation Anthems Così fan tutte Theodora Rachmaninov Vespers Gianni Schicchi Tristan und Isolde Cantique de Jean Racine L’incantesimo (Montemezzi) Idomeneo Mass (Berlioz) The Merry Widow Djamileh Messa di Gloria (Puccini) Die Fledermaus La Princesse Jaune Petite Messe Solennelle Professional Covers: Jenůfa Stabat Mater (Rossini) La bohème (Glyndebourne) Carmen The Creation (Haydn) Madama Butterfly (Miami) Die Zauberflöte Mass in B min (Bach) Don Giovanni (Tokyo) Manon Lescaut Die Fledermaus (Tokyo) Otello Bartered Bride Requiem (Fauré)

Awards: Sir James Caird’s Travelling Scholarship, Scotland, 1998-2000 Corbett Scholarship, United States, 1998-2000 Sir Henry Richardson Award for Répétiteurs, London, 1998 Tullochan Trust Award, Scotland, 1998