Lester Lynch, Voice Master Class
Master Class
PROGRAM
Giacomo Puccini: “Tu che di gel sei cinta” from Turandot
Erica Thelen, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi: “È sogno o realtà?” from Falstaff
Samuel Downes, baritone
Giacomo Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from La Bohème
Nathan Bryon, tenor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Come scoglio" from Così fan tutte
Nadjalie Santos, soprano
About Lester Lynch
Lester Lynch has become recognized for his charismatic portrayals and commanding voice as he takes on some of Verdi’s most important characters with rave reviews, from Macbeth to Rigoletto to Simon Boccanegra. Extending his repertoire far beyond the great Verdi roles, he is also known as an expert in contemporary opera with his performances of Dallapiccola’s Il Prigioniero, Busoni’s Doktor Faust and Nico Muhly’s The Glitch, garnering many accolades.
Lynch made his debut at the renowned Teatro alla Scala singing the role of Crown in Porgy and Bess and at the Royal Opera House as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Other appearances on the world’s major stages include Lyric Opera of Chicago, Semperoper Dresden, Seattle Opera, the Volksoper in Vienna, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera.
Most recently, Mr. Lynch performed the Forester in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen with English National Opera and made his debut as Wotan in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Nashville Opera. He made his film debut in November 2021 as Merrivale in Gordon Getty's new opera, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, based on the popular 1934 novella by James Hilton.
Upcoming highlights include the title character in Verdi’s Nabucco, a return to the role of Wotan and concert performances of Zemlinsky’s Symphonische Gesänge with Sir Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with performances in Frankfurt and at Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Lynch’s recording work is featured on Pentatone, including performances as Iago in Verdi’s Otello, Scarpia in Tosca, Renato in Un ballo in Maschera, Michele in Puccini’s Il Tabarro, Germont in La Traviata and his debut solo album, “On My Journey Now.”
For more information about this artist, please visit www.lesterlynch.com.
Departments
Voice / Opera Studies
About SFCM’s Voice Department
Find your voice—and your community. A tight-knit group, voice students work closely with all-star faculty who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Paris Opera, Milan’s La Scala, and many others. As a student at SFCM, you'll have the opportunity to regularly attend dress rehearsals at the San Francisco Opera and take advantage of performance opportunities around the Bay Area.
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