Resident Artists
William Davenport, tenor
AVA first-year resident artist
Hometown: Rockville, Maryland
Education: B.M., The Peabody Conservatory of Music
Competitions: Third Place, Mario Lanza Scholarship, 2011; Winner, Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, 2011.
Roles at AVA: Riccardo, Oberto; title role, Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
Other Roles: Des Grieux, Manon; Alfred, Die Fledermaus; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, and Alfredo, La Traviata, all with Peabody Opera; Pinkerton, semi-staged production of Madama Butterfly, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra; Romeo, Roméo et Juliette, with both the Chesapeake Chamber Opera and Bel Cantanti Opera.
Upcoming: Edgardo, Lucia di Lammermoor, Baltimore Concert Opera, March 2012.
