Resident Artists
Cody Austin, tenor
AVA third-year resident artist
Hometown: Spring, TX
Education: Indiana University, Graduate work 2002 - 2004, B.B.A., Vocal Performance minor, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX.
Competitions: 2nd place, Dallas Opera Guild Young Artist Competition, 2006; ; Ralph Appelman Award for Vocal Promise, 2006; 1st place, Great Lakes Region, NATS, 2006, I.U. Music Merit Award; Indiana NATS winner, 2005.
Roles at AVA: Dance Master, Manon Lescaut (Act ll); Vana Kudrjas, Kat'a Kabanová; Obadiah, Elijah; Gaston, La traviata.
Roles: Sam, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Larry/Matt, The Face on the Barroom Floor, Console, L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Central City Opera; George Gibbs, Our Town (world premiere), Captain Corcoran, H.M.S. Pinafore, Immigration Officer, A View from the Bridge, Dandini, La cenerentola, all at Indiana University.
