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October 31st 2009
Lieutenant Gunther

In the world premiere of La Coupe et les levres, a reworking of Puccini's opera, Edgar, under the baton of Maestro Anton Coppola - October 31st 2009 at the Kaye Playhouse in New York City.

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|The Baker
 
in Into The Woods
St Petersburg Opera
September  2009
"Todd William Donovan, playing the Baker, sang and acted splendidly throughout the evening, culminating with his passionate, powerful performance of the show's grand theme, No More."

-Times Performing Arts critic, John Fleming

No More

It Takes Two



Photo Highlights from Into The Woods

Alfred P. Doolittle
 in
My Fair Lady
Northside Christian School
April  2005
With a Little Bit O' Luck

 

Get me to the church on time


Dulcinea

 


Todd is regularly performing concerts, some
worth mentioning are the following:

August 2009
34th Classical Music Festival
in
 Eisenstadt, Austria
Bass Soloist for the following:
T
heresienmesse
 and
Die sieben letzen Worte unseres Erloers am Kreuze
(The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross)
by
Joseph Haydn
The Classical Music Festival in Austria

April  2009
Mendelssohn's "Elijah"

Todd performs as a guest soloist
April 17th, 2009 at the Palladium theatre

ENCORE SERIES 2008
April 2008

Todd sang Samuel Barber's powerful
Dover Beach accompanied by
Virtuosi players Scott Kluksdahl,
Carolyn Stuart, violinist
Christina Adams, violinist
J.T. Tilton, violist


The Master Chorale
of Tampa Bay

April 2008
Under the direction of


Dr. Richard Zielinski
Music and Artistic Director


Featured soloist in their 2008
"Discover"
concert and  on
their  "Discover"  CD release.


Todd was the soloist in the choral work
"Don't Get Down"
by Duke Ellington  and  arr. by Alice Parker.
He was also soloist for Alice Parker's
World Premiere Choral work
"I Got a Hidin' Place"



Savannah Music Festival
(American Traditions Competition 2009)
April 2009
Todd took 1st place with the
Oxnard Gold Medal Award
and also won the
Johnny Mercer Award
Elizabeth-Oxnard-TU
 Elizabeth Oxnard, Todd and his wife
Johnny Mercer's House  P1100080
Todd holding his Johnny Mercer Award
in front of the historic Johnny Mercer's house in Savannah

The Savannah Now newspaper article
Click on the above photo for a link to some Savannah photos


 New Jersey Association
of Verisimo Opera
(20th Annual Vocal Competition)
January 13th,  2009
3rd place winner

Altamura/Caruso
International Vocal Competition
March 2008
Todd Donovan was  the 3rd place
winner
in the Altamura/Caruso
International Vocal Competition.
There were 19  finalists
from  around the world competing.

 

John Keeler for the Hudson-Catskill Newspaper wrote:   
"Todd Donovan has a splendid lyric
voice and proved quite an actor"


 



 


Marquis D'Obigny in
Verdi's La Traviata

Escamillo in  
       Bizet's Carmen      USF Carmen Postcard 5.5 X 8.5.adj.light

 DSC_0096 TU

The Wanderer/Wotan in
Wagner's
Siegfried
 
 
 
New Century Opera

Marco in
Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

Opera Tampa
 photo was purchased through Pictage taken by The Gallery Studios

Baron Mirko Zeta in
Lehar's The Merry Widow  


Larger photo courtesy of photographer Alberta P

Times Performing Arts Critic, John Fleming says:
"Todd Donovan, wearing a fez, is a
suitably comic baron."
-St Petersburg Times


 Leporello in Don Giovanni
A   "modern day"   Don Giovanni
June 2008

Leporello's Catalogue Aria

Most photos used in the slideshow are courtesy of Alberta P

The Father in Hansel and Gretel
November  2008


Wotan in Die Walkure
April  &  May  2008

Wotan in Das Rheingold
April  2008



Times Performing Arts Critic, John Fleming says:
"...a solid performance by Todd Donovan, an
experienced bass-baritone, as Wotan...."
-St Petersburg Times

Times Staff Writer, Elena Lesley says:
"The deep voice of Wotan, the Ruler of
the Gods boomed."
-Tampa Bay Times  aka TBT

Colline  in  La Boheme
June  2007

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Colline's Coat Aria
Vecchia zimarra, senti

Times Performing Arts Critic, John Fleming says:
"Todd Donovan's Colline was richly mournful
in the philosopher's aria to his coat"
-St. Petersburg Times


Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus
December 2006

Bruderlein

Times Performing Arts Critic, John Fleming says:
" Todd brought elegant style to Dr. Falke."
-St. Petersburg Times


 
Don Basilio in Barber Of Seville
June  2006
 Basilio's   La calunnia  aria
 

 
Times Performing Arts Critic, John Fleming says:
"Todd Donovan brought resonant warmth to the
music teacher Basilio."
-St. Petersburg Times


The Entire Cast

 

 

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