Cincinnati Opera Debut
Sharpless
Madame Butterfly

How many times have you previously performed the role?
5 or 6.

What is your hometown?
New York, New York.

Where do you currently reside?
Tenafly, New Jersey.

What are your community affiliations?
The Episcopal Church.

What is your favorite opera and why?
Actually it's the one I'm singing. Butterfly ranks very high—I love singing comtemporary American opera, especially The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Where did you make your professional debut?
In Central Park, New York City as Moralés in Carmen.

Do you have any professional recordings or DVDs?
Lully, Armide; Michael Torke, Strawberry Fields.

Are there other jobs you have had in addition to singing?
I was a college admissions officer before I began singing.