Resident Artists
Zachary Nelson, baritone
AVA third-year resident artist
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Education: B. M. in Vocal Performance, The Catholic University of America
Competitions: First Prize, Liederkranz Competition, 2012; First Place, Opera Index Vocal Competition, 2011; Second Prize, Guilio Gari International Vocal Competition, 2011; Second Prize, Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2011; Second Prize, Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition, 2011; Encouragement Award, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (New England), 2011; Recipient, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Vocal Performance Award, 2009; Recipient, The Summer Opera Theater Company Guild Scholarship, 2008.
Roles at AVA: Masetto, Don Giovanni; Mandryka, Arabella; Michele, Il tabarro; Benoit and Alcindoro, La bohème; Haushofmeister, Capriccio; title role, Falstaff.
Other Roles: Germont, La traviata, Lyric Opera of Virginia; Quinault, Adriana Lecouvreur, The Opera Orchestra of New York; Sciarrone, Tosca; Title role (cover), Le nozze di Figaro, Glimmerglass Opera; Don Alfonso, Cosi Fan Tutte, Achilla and Curio, Giulio Cesare, Martin, Candide, Belcore, L’Elisir D’Amore, the Painter, Life in Death, Mr. Webb, Our Town, Marcello, La bohème, all with The Catholic University of America; Morales, Escamillo (Cover), Carmen, Summer Opera Theater Company; Marcello, La bohème, Antonio, Le nozze di Figaro, both with Bel Cantanti Opera.
Upcoming: Mandryka (Cover), Arabella; Angelotti, Tosca, Santa Fe Opera.
