Baritone
Opera
A Midsummer Nights Dream*
Andrea Chénier
Carmen
Carmen
Dialogues of the Carmelites
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus
H.M.S. Pinafore
Hansel and Gretel
Il Barbiere de Seville
Iolanthe
Jush-Tush ( World Premiere)
La Bohème
La Bohème
La Traviata
Le Trouvère*
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Pontalba: A Louisiana Legacy
Rigoletto
Role
Demetrius*
Fleville
Dancairo
Escamillo
Marquis de la Force
Falke
Falke
Dick Deadeye
Peter
Dr. Bartolo
Private Willis
Der Prediger
Benoit & Alcindoro
Schaunard
Dr. Grenville
Count di Luna*
Yamadori & Commissario
Yamadori & Commissario
Mr. Dupin
Marullo
Company
Opera Theatre of St. Louis
New Orleans Opera
Cleveland Opera
So. Florida Opera, Wellington
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Jefferson Lyric Opera
Opera in the Heights, Houston
The Ohio Light Opera
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Jefferson Lyric Opera
The Ohio Light Opera
Totales Theater, Vienna Austria
New Orleans Opera
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Jefferson Lyric Opera
Tulsa Opera
New Orleans Opera
New Orleans Opera
New Orleans Opera Workshop
Jefferson Lyric Opera
Summer and Smoke
The Abduction of Figaro
The Chocolate Soldier
The Merry Widow
The Tales of Hoffmann
*indicates cover
John
Al Donfonso, Papa Geno, Pasha
Massacroft
Cascada
Hermann and Schlemil
Tennessee Williams Festival
Jefferson Lyric Opera
The Ohio Light Opera
Jefferson Lyric Opera
Springfield Regional Opera, MO
Agent : Sonia Lewis
Office : 904.215.1575 Mobile : 904.631.1436
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Oratorio/Concert
Bach’s Missa Brevis
B-Minor Mass , Bach
Carissimi’s Jephte and Fauré Requiem
Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana
Dinos Constantinides’
Voices of the Millenniums (world premiere)
Fauré Requiem
Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams
Five Mystical Songs , Vaughan Williams
Haydn’s Creation
Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass
Magnificat, Bach
Messiah
Messiah
Messiah
Mozart Mass In C
Mozart’s Requiem
Solo Recital
Organization
Choral Society of Lake Charles
The Arkansas Chamber Singers
Cecilian Singers, Hong Kong
Meistersingers of Hattisburg, MS
Monroe Symphony, Louisiana
Louisiana Symphonietta
University of Mississippi
Jefferson Performing Arts Society, New Orleans
International Music Festival, Hong Kong
St. Timothy’s Church, Mandeville, LA
Baton Rouge Symphony
Baton Rouge Symphony
Baton Rouge Symphony
Baton Rouge Symphony
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans
Baton Rouge Symphony
Southern Division of ACDA with LSU A Capella Choir
University of Malay, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Solo Recital and Master Class Costal Carolina University
Placement
1
1 st
Place, Men’s Solo Voice Division st
Place
Teachers/Coaches
Dalton Baldwin
Gérard Souzay
John Wustman
Norma Newton
Richard Woitach
Young Artist Residency
Young Artist Residency
David Bamberger, Cleveland Opera
Dennis Assaf, Jefferson Lyric Opera
Nicholas Muni, Tulsa Opera
Robert Lyall, New Orleans Opera
Stephen Lord, Opera Theatre St. Louis
Organization
National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artists Competition
Regional NATS Advanced Division
Organization
International Festival of the Art Song
International Festival of the Art Song
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony
Regional NATS
St. Louis Opera
Tulsa Opera
David Morelock, New Orleans Opera
Dorothy Danner, Cleveland Opera
J. Lynn Thompson, Ohio Light Opera
Kenneth Fulton, Baton Rouge Symphony
James Paul, Baton Rouge Symphony
Eric Dillner, Shreveport Opera
Matthew Latta, New Orleans Opera
Robert Shoup, Louisiana Philharmonic
Markus Kupferblum, Vienna Austria
William M. Weibel, Opera in the Heights
Agent : Sonia Lewis
Office : 904.215.1575 Mobile : 904.631.1436
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Times Picayune: “Stephen Rushing reprised his dual duties colorfully as the Imperial Commissioner and Yamadori.”
Times Picayune: “In the role of Dr. Bartolo, baritone Stephen Rushing was an endearing victim, rather than a villain whose wellmodulated voice conveyed the character’s confusion as well as his determination.”
WYES-TV, New Orleans ( Kismet /Hajj): “An excellent actor/singer.”
Gambit Weekly ( Kismet /Hajj): “Stephen Rushing drew special notice as the street poet Hajj . . . Rushing has gained renown for his excellent, classically-trained voice, and he displayed it to full effect in songs such as “fate” and “The Olive Tree.” No wonder he has appeared in productions ranging from professional opera to regional theater.”
Wichita Eagle Beacon ( Messiah ): “There were certainly moments in the Wichita Choral Society’s “ Messiah ” that featured that kind of heartfelt interpretation. The tenor and baritone soloists best served the masterpiece’s subtleties . . . [Rushing’s] full-bodied but agile voice was at its declamatory best in “the Trumpet Shall Sound.” Most pleasant to hear was baritone Stephen Rushing, whose voice is warm and even from top to bottom. Rushing sang with purposeful intensity that Handel, who meant his oratorios to be dramatic, surely would have appreciated.”
“ Rushing has gained renown for his excellent, classically-trained voice.”; “Rushing’s well-modulated voice conveyed the character’s confusion as well as his determination”; and “An excellent Actor/Singer,” are what the reviewers are saying and writing about
American baritone, Stephen Rushing.
Stephen Rushing’s opera and operetta appearances have led him to acclaimed performances with New Orleans Opera, Ohio Light
Opera, Cleveland Opera, Tulane Summer Lyric in New Orleans, Springfield Regional Opera Company in Missouri, Jefferson Lyric
Opera in New Orleans and Totales Theatre in Vienna, Austria. His stage credits include Escamillo ( Carmen) , Silvio ( Pagliacci) ,
Germont ( La Traviata) , Schaunard ( La Bohèm)e , Guglielmo ( Cosi fan Tutte) , Peter ( Hansel and Gretel) , John in Lee Hoiby’s
Summer and Smoke , the title role in Gianni Schicchi , Dancairo ( Carmen) , Yamadori ( Madama Butterfly) , Massacroft ( The
Chocolate Soldier) , Dick Deadeye ( H.M.S. Pinafore) , Private Willis ( Iolanthe) , Cascada ( The Merry Widow) , Falke ( Die
Fledermaus) and even the comic triple roles of Al Donfonso , Papa Geno and Pasha Shaboom in P.D.Q. Bach’s The Abduction of
Figaro .
Rushing gained national recognition as the first place winner in the Man's Solo Voice Division of the National Federation of Music
Clubs Young Artist Auditions. He performed in recital at the United Nations under the auspices of NFMC, the only music organization included in the Official Roster of the United Nations and he toured the United States presenting numerous solos recitals. In addition he has appeared in concert with the Kansas Bach Choir, New Orleans Philharmonic, Reno Choral Society, Little Rock Chamber
Singers, Wichita Choral Society, Baton Rouge Symphony, Des Moines Choral Society, Monroe Symphony (LA), Jefferson
Performing Arts Society (New Orleans.), Acadiana Symphony, and Louisiana Symphonietta. He has also toured overseas with solo appearances in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Austria. His concert repertoire spans the history of music from Baroque works to world premieres including: Beethoven’s 9 th
Symphony , Mozart’s Requiem , Bach’s B-Minor Mass , Handel’s Messiah , Finzi’s In Terra
Pax , Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs , Orff’s Carmina Burana , Carissimi’s Jephte , Brahms’ Requiem and Constantinides’
Voices of the Millenniums .
Among Mr. Rushing’s many honors include the University of Kansas' Kathryn Langemede Nelson Award in Music given by the
University of Kansas in Lawrence, the Merle Montgomery Opera Award given by the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the
NFMC Baiz International Music Scholarship for study abroad. A native of Baton Rouge, the baritone received his undergraduate degree in music from Louisiana State University and continued his training at Drake University, Istituto Europeo in Florence, Italy and most recently The University of Kansas. In addition to his formal training, Mr. Rushing has had the opportunity to perform in master class for Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin, Samuel Sanders, John Wustman, and Richard Woitach. Conductors and directors with whom he has worked include Anton Coppola, Robert Lyall, Stephen Lord, Dorothy Danner, Matthew Latta, and Nicholas Muni.
Most recently Rushing appeared as a guest artist with the Baton Rouge Symphony in the Messiah and in the role of Falke in a New
Orleans production of Die Fledermaus . He also recently sang Falke with Houston’s Opera in the Heights under the direction of
Maestro William Weibel.
Agent : Sonia Lewis
Office : 904.215.1575 Mobile : 904.631.1436
Fax : 904.215.1433 Email : slewis@rcamweb.com