Masterclass with Anthony Roth Costanzo

What: Masterclass with Anthony Roth Costanzo
When: Thursday, April 18th from 6p to 7:30p
Where: Strauss Performing Arts Center, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, Ne

Join opera superstar, countertenor, Anthony Roth Costanzo for a public masterclass with vocal students from the UNO School of Music.

Anthony will workshop soloists’ performances, followed by a brief performance from his repertoire and Q&A.

ABOUT ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo began performing professionally at the age of 11 and has since appeared in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway. He was recently awarded a GRAMMY, an Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan School of Music, a visiting fellowship from Oxford University, and the History Makers Award from the New York Historical Society, and in the spring will be a distinguished visiting scholar at Harvard. This season, he returns to the Metropolitan Opera after starring in Akhnaten, in another title role as Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, the Santa Fe Opera for a World Premiere, and to the Teatro Real; makes his Paris Opera debut, gives solo recitals at the Kennedy Center and Boston’s Jordan Hall, makes his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London, and appears in Carnegie Hall with the Met Chamber Orchestra. As a producer, he has created projects for Opera Philadelphia, The New York Philharmonic, The BBC Proms, WQXR, and St. Ann’s Warehouse among others. His debut album, ARC was nominated for a GRAMMY, and his live show and second album Only an Octave Apart with cabaret legend Justin Vivian Bond received numerous “Best of 2021” accolades, ranging from TIME Magazine to The New York Times and Washington Post. Costanzo was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in a Merchant Ivory film and graduated with honors from Princeton University, where he has returned to teach, and Manhattan School of Music, where he is on the board of trustees along with being on the board of National Black Theater.