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Nathan T. Gunn (born November 26, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana)〔''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.〕 is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world.〔Metropolitan Opera International Radio Broadcast Information Center. ''Nathan Gunn, Baritone''〕 He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where he is currently a professor of voice. He has appeared in many of the world's well-known opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, The Royal Opera in London, the Paris Opéra, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Teatro Real in Madrid, and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. He has also appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival near London, the Ravinia Festival near Chicago, and the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York City. In 2011, Gunn was featured as a guest star in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concert before an audience of 80,000 in Salt Lake City. The concert was broadcast on PBS and was released as an album in 2012 entitled ''Once Upon a Christmas.'' In August 2015, Gunn starred in the world premiere of a new opera presented by The Santa Fe Opera. It was Jennifer Higdon's ''Cold Mountain'', based on the award-winning 1997 novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. Gunn's previous Santa Fe performances include a 1998 production of Berlioz’ ''Béatrice et Bénédict'' as well as a 1999 production of Richard Strauss’ ''Ariadne auf Naxos''.〔( Santa Fe Opera news release, 10 August 2011 ) on santafeopera.org〕 While he is noted for his vocal prowess and acting, Gunn has received almost as much fame for his physique, a peculiar feat for an opera singer. He has been dubbed a "barihunk" although as a play on ''baritone'' and ''hunk'', he has said he prefers the term "hunkitone."〔("Nathan Gunn's Top Five Bare-Chested Roles" 2012 radio interview on WQXR-FM )〕 In 2008, he was featured in ''People'' magazine's list of "The Sexiest Men Alive."〔(People Magazine's sexiest men alive )〕 Gunn was appointed a tenured professor of voice in 2007 at the (University of Illinois School of Music ), and in 2013 he was named general director of the (Lyric Theater @ Illinois ).〔(University of Illinois press release )〕 In 2012 the Opera Company of Philadelphia appointed him director of its American Repertoire Council promoting new American works.〔(Opera Philadelphia press release )〕 His wife, Julie Jordan Gunn, who holds a doctorate (A. Mus. D.) in vocal coaching & accompanying from U. of I., was also appointed associate professor in collaborative piano at U. of I. ==Roles== *Title role in ''Hamlet'' *Title role in ''Billy Budd'' *Title role in ''Eugene Onegin'' *Title role in ''Kullervo'' *Guglielmo in ''Così fan tutte'' *Figaro in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' *The Count in ''Le nozze di Figaro'' *Marcello in ''La bohème'' *Malatesta in ''Don Pasquale'' *Belcore in ''L'elisir d'amore'' *Ottone in ''L'incoronazione di Poppea'' *Tarquinius in ''The Rape of Lucretia'' *Oreste in ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' *Bénédict in ''Béatrice et Bénédict'' *Harlekin in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' *Papageno in ''Die Zauberflöte'' *Zurga in ''Les pêcheurs de perles'' *Prince Andrei in ''War and Peace'' *Danilo Danilovitsch in ''The Merry Widow'' *Valentin in ''Faust'' *Gaylord Ravenal in ''Show Boat'' *Lancelot in ''Camelot'' *Billy Bigelow in ''Carousel'' *Title role in ''Sweeney Todd'' *Ríolobo in ''Florencia en el Amazonas'' *Clyde Griffiths in ''An American Tragedy'' *Buzz Aldrin in ''Man on the Moon'' *Father Delaura in ''Love and Other Demons'' *The Lodger in ''The Aspern Papers'' *James Dalton in ''A Harlot's Progress'' *Paul in ''Amelia'' *Alec Harvey in ''Brief Encounter'' *Ned Keene in ''Peter Grimes'' *Yeshua in (''The Gospel of Mary Magdalene )'' *W. P. Inman in ''Cold Mountain'' (2015)〔("2015 SANTA FE OPERA SEASON ANNOUNCED" ), on santafeopera.org〕 *Sid Taylor in ''Great Scott'' (2015)〔("Dallas Opera and San Diego Opera Announce Exciting Co-Production!" ), Dallas Opera press release, June 20, 2014, on dallasopera.org〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nathan Gunn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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