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Directors Conductors www.scottwichael.com [email protected] 913.972.0440 Roles Mime Das Rheingold Miami Music Wagner Institute 2022 Monostatos Die Zauberflöte North Carolina Opera 2022 Gastone La Traviata Soo Theatre 2021 BardolFo Falstaff Social Distance Opera 2021 Jaquino (Covid Cancel) Fidelio Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra2020 Hywel Ddu Blodwen Rimrock Opera 2019 Eric Nosferatu Rimrock Opera 2018 Steuermann Der fliegende Holländer Black Musical Arts 2018 Sancho Panza The Man of La Mancha Indianapolis Opera 2017 Sancho Panza The Man of La Mancha Asheville Lyric Opera 2016 Pong Turandot Rimrock Opera 2016 Spoletta Tosca Lyric Opera oF Kansas City 2015 Dr. Blind Die Fledermaus Lyric Opera oF Kansas City 2014 Little Bat Susannah St. Petersburg Opera 2014 The Witch Hansel and Gretel Soo Theatre 2013 The Witch Hansel and Gretel Opera Omaha 2011 Pang Turandot Lyric Opera oF Kansas City 2011 Die Knusperhexe Hänsel und Gretel Eutiner Festspiele 2011 #5 Magic Object Transformations Kansas City Civic Opera 2011 Monostatos Die Zauberflöte Asheville Lyric Opera 2010 Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi Soo Theatre 2010 Nanki Poo The Mikado KC Metro Opera 2010 Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi Rimrock Opera 2009 Mr. Angel The Impresario Rimrock Opera 2009 Parpignol La Boheme Opera Omaha 2009 Prunier La Rondine Kansas City Puccini Festival 2008 Trin La Fanciulla del West Rimrock Opera 2007 Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi Crested Butte Music Festival 2007 Beppe Pagliacci Crested Butte Music Festival 2007 Spoletta Tosca Kansas City Puccini Festival 2007 Don Curzio Le Nozze di Figaro Tulsa Opera 2006 Scaramuccio Ariadne auf Naxos Tulsa Opera 2006 Daniel Buchanan Street Scene Maine Grand Opera 2005 The Four Servants Les Contes d’Hoffmann Des Moines Metro Opera 2005 The Spirit oF the Masque Gloriana Des Moines Metro Opera 2005 Monostatos The Magic Flute Milwaukee Opera Theatre 2005 Tanzmeister Ariadne auf Naxos Des Moines Metro Opera 2004 Goro (cover) Madama Butterfly Des Moines Metro Opera 2004 Peter* The Tale of Peter Rabbit OPERA Iowa 2003/04 The Witch Hansel and Gretel OPERA Iowa 2003/04 El Remendado Carmen Wichita Grand Opera 2003 Goro Madama Butterfly Intimate Opera 2002 King Kaspar Amahl and the Night Visitors Opera Kansas 2000 Giles Corey The Crucible Lyric Opera Cleveland 2000 *world premiere Directors Conductors Garnett Bruce Jonathon Pape Andy Anderson Robert Larsen Carroll Freeman Michael Unger Carol Crawford David Neely Will Graham Keith Chambers Kostis Protopapas Joshua Major Hal France Mark SForzini Doug Nagel Ward Holmquist Eugene Kohn .
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