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Mr. Dean has appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as the Houston Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, and the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. He has also made frequent appearances at New York City Opera, where he has performed the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, Leporello in Don Giovanni, George in Of Mice and Men, Don Alvaro in Il Viaggio a Reims, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Recent appearances have also included Le nozze di Figaro and La Fanciulla del West at de Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp, the title role in Don Giovanni and Silva in Ernani at the Landestheater in Linz, Austria; Of Mice and Men at Arizona Opera and Opera Grand Rapids; Frank Maurrant in Street Scene at the Pittsburgh Opera; and Colline in La Bohčme at Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg), Orlando Opera, and the Komische Oper Berlin. In addition to his work in the mainstream repertoire, Mr. Dean has also gained an international reputation as a gifted interpreter of early music. He is much sought after as bass soloist in Handel's Messiah, as well as Bach's St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Magnificat and Mass in B minor. He has made frequent appearances at the Göttingen Handel Festival, and has received critical praise for his numerous recordings of baroque opera, including Agrippina, Ottone, Radamisto, Giustino, and Serse. His recording of Dido and Aeneas was hailed as a "one of the most beautifully sung Aeneases on disc" (London Daily Telegraph). Equally at home in contemporary music, he recently made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in the world premiere of Aaron Kernis' Garden Of Light, conducted by Kurt Masur, and returned the following season for Weill's Street Scene, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Mr. Dean was also featured as Jason MacFarlane in the Live from Lincoln Center broadcast of Beeson's Lizzie Borden. In addition, he is featured on the premiere recording of Francis Burt's Und Gott Der Herr Sprach, which he also performed in concert at the Musikverein in Vienna. Other recent engagements include his New York debut recital sponsored by The Marilyn Horne Foundation, with pianist/composer John Musto; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Handel's Messiah in Boston; Verdi's Requiem with the Singapore Symphony; Mozart's Requiem in Vienna, The Rake's Progress in Kansas City; Beethoven's Mass in C with the Houston Symphony; Figaro with Glimmerglass Opera; concert performances of Handel's Theodora and Monteverdi's Orfeo with Boston Baroque; and Bach's Mass in B minor with the Alabama Symphony. He was featured recently at London's St. John Smith Square in concert performances of Gordon Getty's Plump Jack, the recording of which will be released soon. Note: From 1996 to 2001, while living in Europe, Michael Dean also performed under the name Dean Ely, due to the similarity of his name with another singer there. Mr. Dean's recent engagements included Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall, as well as in Boston, Ann Arbor and Kansas City; Haydn's Creation at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Bach Magnificat with the Toronto Symphony; the St. Matthew Passion with the Phoenix Symphony; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Lansing, MI; and and evening of Bach Cantatas at Disney Hall with Helmut Rilling conducting the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Last season, Mr. Dean's engagements included Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; Handel's Messiah with the Pittsburgh Symphony, The Baltimore Symphony, Boston Baroque and The San Antonio Symphony; Haydn's Creation in Sarasota; Mozart's Requiem with the Buffalo Philharmonic; Mozart Concert Arias for Bass with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; and several concerts ranging from Bach to Beethoven at the 2005 Carmel Bach Festival. Highlights of the 2005-2006 season include a return to the Kennedy Center for performances of Handel's Alexander's Feast; the Mozart Requiem in Portland; Messiah with Boston Baroque, and a return to the Carmel Bach Festival for performances ranging from Bach's St. John Passion to excerpts from Mozart's Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro. Mr. Dean is currently a member of the Voice Faculty of UCLA. Michael Dean is represented by Laurence Wasserman of Dispeker, Inc. -- for more information, go to www.dispeker.com |
