He will also understudy Schaunard in La bohème and the King in Cendrillon. In the 2018-2019 season in Chicago, he will appear as the Master of Ceremonies in Cendrillon and the Marquis d’Obigny in La traviata. He was a national finalist of the Metropolitan Opera auditions and an Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera.Īmerican baritone Chris Kenney, whose voice was called “lush” by Broadway World, is a 1 st year member of the Ryan Opera Center ensemble at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Delavan earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Oral Roberts University. Future seasons see performances of Amfortas in Parsifal, Telramund in Lohengrin, Jochanaan in Salome, and Alfio/Tonio in Cavalleria rusticana/I Pagliacci.īorn in Princeton, New Jersey, Mr. He will also perform in a concert performance of La Fanciulla del West as Jack Rance in the Inaugural Season of Maryland Lyric Opera and will reprise the title role of Falstaff with Dallas Opera. Of his performance, critics hailed his “rich, resonant voice,” with “impressively clear high notes.” This season, Delavan will return to The Metropolitan Opera for productions of La Fanciulla del West and Falstaff. Most recently, Delavan starred as Phil Arkin in Milk and Honey with York Theatre Company, to critical acclaim. In addition, as a strong character actor on stages throughout the country, he has proved himself a crossover artist of immense skill. He regularly appears in the title roles of Der fliegende Holländer, Falstaff, and Rigoletto, and as Iago in Otello, Scarpia in Tosca, Jochanaan in Salome, and Amonasro in Aida. Mark Delavan, a singer of “incisive vocal power and fierce theatrical acuity,” is sought after throughout the United States and Europe for the most demanding roles in his operatic repertoire.

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