Rodney Gilfry

Rodney Gilfry

Rodney Gilfry is a leading American operatic baritone. After launching his career at Frankfurt Opera in 1987, Gilfry quickly established a reputation for stylish singing and acting. A renowned Mozart specialist, he has given acclaimed performances as Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva, Guglielmo, and Papageno, and is also known for his work in roles from the standard baritone repertoire (Pelléas, Valentin, Orestes, Belcore, Billy Budd). Rod Gilfry was born 11 March 1959 in Covina, California, and grew up in West Covina and Claremont. He received a bachelor's degree in music education from Cal State Fullerton and a master's degree in voice from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. He studied at the Music Academy of the West with Martial Singher with whom he also studied privately for six years. In 1999 he sought further refinement of his technique and studied in Manhattan with Armen Boyajian, teacher of Samuel Ramey and Gerald Finley. Gilfry made his opera debut as a comprimario in Otello at Los Angeles Opera in 1986. After seven years as a principal baritone at Frankfurt Opera and Zurich Opera, he returned to the U.S. and originated roles at major houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, and Los Angeles Opera. On November 25, 1996, Gilfry made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera as Demetrius in the company's premiere of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, a role he sang eight times that season. He returned in the 2000-2001 season for six performances each as Marcello in Puccini's La bohème and as Guglielmo in Mozart's Così fan tutte. Gilfry went on to specialize in new music, introducing rôles in many new operas. He is probably best known for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire at San Francisco Opera which premiered in 1998. He also created the role of Nathan in Sophie's Choice at Royal Opera House Covent Garden in 2002, a role he will reprise at Washington National Opera in September 2006. He originated the role of Tsar Nicholas in Drattell's Nicholas and Alexandra at Los Angeles Opera in 2003. During the 2005–2006 season he played plantation owner Edward Gaines in the opera, Margaret Garner, at Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre. During August 2006 he portrayed Prospero in Thomas Ades' The Tempest with the Santa Fe Opera, one of the few rôles in new opera that he did not originate. In November 2006 he created the role of Jack London in Libby Larsen's Every Man Jack for Sonoma City Opera. In 2008 he sang the principal role of Falke in a Japanese tour of Die Fledermaus and the title role in the Dutch/British production of Olivier Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise. At the Zürich Opera he performed the part of the composer in the "domestic comedy" Intermezzo of Richard Strauss, conducted by Peter Schneider and staged by Jens-Daniel Herzog, with Christiane Kohl as Christine. In February 2020 he created the role of Eurydice's father in the world premiere of Eurydice, written by Matthew Aucoin with a libretto by Sarah Ruhl, at the Los Angeles Opera. ... Source: Article "Rod Gilfry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Rodney Gilfry
  • Popularity: 0.878
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1959-03-11
  • Place of Birth: Covina, California, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.rodgilfry.com/
  • Also Known As: Rod Gilfry
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Rodney Gilfry Movies

  • 2022
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    The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet

    4 2022 HD

    When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New...

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  • 2005
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    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    1 2005 HD

    Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta...

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  • 2009
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    Saint François d'Assise

    Saint François d'Assise

    1 2009 HD

    Messiaen's breathtakingly intense opera on the life of St Francis of Assisi stars Rod Gilfry as the charismatic visionary, beguiled by the glory of...

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  • 1992
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    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    1 1992 HD

    Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in...

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  • 1993
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    The Marriage of Figaro

    The Marriage of Figaro

    10 1993 HD

    This is a good video of "Figaro", but there are a couple of better ones available. The Bohm and the Pappano are better still due to the female...

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  • 2001
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    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)

    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)

    10 2001 HD

    Live 2001 production from the Zurich Opera House of the classic Mozart/Da Ponte opera, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting and directed for...

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  • 2007
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    Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac

    Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac

    5 2007 HD

    While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including Cyrano de...

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  • 2001
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    Iphigénie en Tauride

    Iphigénie en Tauride

    1 2001 HD

    The eighteenth century German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck strove for the ideal of pairing poetry - in its purest form - with operatic score,...

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  • 2004
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    Pelléas et Mélisande

    Pelléas et Mélisande

    1 2004 HD

    Claude Debussy's fairy tale-based opera Pelléas et Mélisande is by now well known; at once a tale of doomed love and a meditation on...

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  • 2017
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

    7.7 2017 HD

    After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by...

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  • 2010
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    Maw: Sophie's Choice

    Maw: Sophie's Choice

    1 2010 HD

    In 2002, Nicholas Maw's opera Sophie's Choice, based on the novel by William Styron, was given its premiere at the Royal Opera House. The subject had...

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  • 2018
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    Glyndebourne: Hamlet

    Glyndebourne: Hamlet

    1 2018 HD

    Brett Dean's multi-award-winning opera received its world premiere at Glyndebourne Festival 2017. The world premiere recording of Brett Deans new...

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  • 1998
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    A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere

    A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere

    1 1998 HD

    Recorded live with the San Francisco Opera, the world premiere production of Andre Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire. For his first-ever opera,...

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  • 2016
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    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    1 2016 HD

    The 2016 Aix-en-Provence Festival presented Mozart’s Così fan tutte in a modern, provocative production directed by Christophe...

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  • 2001
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    Aeschbacher

    Aeschbacher

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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