Rod Gilfry: The Baritone Bartender (Vocal Arts with Peter Barber)

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Rod Gilfry is a two-time Grammy nominee, singer and actor, and has performed in all the world's music capitals, and appears on over 30 commercial recordings. He was born and raised in Southern California, and earned degrees from California State University Fullerton, and the University of Southern California. From 1987 to 1989 he was a member of the Frankfurt Opera ensemble, and from 1989 to 1994 he was a member of the Zurich Opera ensemble.
Rod is acclaimed world-wide in opera, musicals, recitals and cabaret. An important part of his 75-role repertoire are the 12 leading roles he has created in new operas. Recent performances include the Los Angeles Opera productions of David Lang's solo opera the loser, Matthew Aucoin's Crossing, and Eurydice; and Jake Heggie's It's a Wonderful Life at the San Francisco Opera. He was recently Claudius in Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Glyndebourne and Adelaide Festivals, a role he will reprise at the Metropolitan Opera next year. His tour with Renée Fleming in Kevin Puts’s The Brightness of Light began with concerts at the Tanglewood Festival, Colorado Symphony and the Kennedy Center, and will resume with the Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera.
Mr. Gilfry is in his 12th year as a Professor of Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles.
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0:00 - Greetings
1:10 - Who is Rod Gilfry?
1:50 - Career Overview (opera, musical theater, high school, etc.)
23:35 - Repertoire Changes Throughout Career
27:10 - Rod Gilfry on New Music
30:30 - Teaching and Technique
33:01 - What has Rod been up to lately?
- 35:45: Metal Crafting/Welding
- 40:38: Mixology/Bartending
47:58 - Upcoming Work
56:05 - Don Giovanni, Challenges, and Technique
1:00:17 - Have My A Cappella Covers Helped My Singing?
1:04:55 - Farewells

[@Marcell0Bass]

Wow 2 time Grammy nominee!!! That’s a title

[@elijaguy]

Thanks soooooooooo much, i really appreciate and enjoyed, etc.

[@RachelQuerreveld]

His "Duh-uh" at the beginning was the most resonant duh I've ever heard

[@ValentineSJ]

Rod hasn't changed a bit since we worked together with John Eliot Gardiner on Cosi fan tutte in 1992 - still such a grounded and personable man despite such great success.

[@PeterBarber]

Couldn't agree more -- he's truly a remarkable person!

[@andreapatane4204]

Rodney Gilfry is pretty 🆒, LOL. You're so lucky to video chat with him during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, I wish that I could do that. Do you have any thoughts about my thoughts?

[@flannerymonaghan-morris7461]

He reminds me a bit of Nick Offerman…but I would like to spend some time with himz