I am an opera singer who enjoys most any performing experience: Verdi in an internationally renowned opera house, concert work, new music, song recitals, musical theater, jazz tunes in the local bar and everything in between. As long as it's good, I'm up for it. As Duke Ellington said, "There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind." Specialties: Excellent musician, lyric-bass, big range from true bass rep. to most bass-baritone repertoire, commanding stage presence, confident actor from comedy to tragedy, intelligent and sensitive interpreter of music.Languages: Fluent in German. Proficient in Italian. Competent in French.