he young American heldentenor Kevin Hanek is embarking
upon a career in the Wagnerian and dramatic tenor repertoire. He most
recently appeared as soloist in a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony from the stage of the Santa Fe Opera House, and sang the
roles of Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera and Radamés in Aïda with
Bulgaria’s Burgas Philharmonic Orchestra. He created the role of
Tom Carter in the first New York performances of composer George
Quincy’s comic opera The Mummy. The previous spring he sang the
role of the Majordomo in the New York premiere of Hans Werner
Henze’s The End of a World (Das Ende einer Welt) with Encompass
New Opera Theatre. He has appeared as soloist in performances of
Handel’s Israel in Egypt with the Westchester Choral Society under the
baton of Lyndon Woodside, in a Salzburg debut in concert with pianist
Jörg Demus, and in recital with pianist Norman Shetler.  Read more...

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