2005 graduate, John Michael Moore, has quickly soarED to success following his Vocal Music studies at SIMPSON! Our very own star is now making his debut with the New York Metropolitan Opera...that's right folks, THE Met! ...this is pretty much equivalent to being drafted into professional athletics. Moore is a baritone originally from N.W. Iowa and received his B.M. in Vocal Performance at SIMPSON, where he performed as "Trigorin" in The Seagull, "John Proctor" in The Crucible, "Billy Bigelow" in Carousel, "Papageno" in The Magic Flute, and "Danilo" in The Merry Widow. Shortly after graduation, he was a resident artist with Minnesota Opera where he performed "Sciarrone" in Tosca and "Masetto" in Ron Giovanni. In addition, he sang "Schaunard" in Minnesota Orchestra's La Boheme. We welcomed him back to Indianola when he performed with the Des Moines Metro Opera for the '05 & '06 seasons, which is a professional opera based on the SIMPSON campus during the summer. He played "Yamadori" in Madama Butterfly, "Henry Cuffe" in Gloriana & "Papageno" in The Magic Flute.
Moore is a multi-year winner in district & regional New York Metropolitican Opera auditions, reaching the finals in 2006. He joined The Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in 2006, returning there this season. He will be singing "Fiorello" in II Barbiere di Siviglia for his New York Met debut.
John Michael Moore is wonderful as this exotic character (Papageno). He sings with a rich baritone of beauty and finesse. - The Des Moines Register
A baritone, John Michael Moore, made his Met debut in the small role of Fiorello. It will be nice to hear him, too, in larger roles. He seems an easy, natural singer, lucky guy. - The New York Sun
Check out Moore's website & listen to his extraordinary voice here: http://www.johnmichaelmoore.com/!
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