Resident Artists
Zachary Nelson, bass-baritone
AVA second-year resident artist
Hometown: Annapolis, Md.
Education: B. M. in Vocal Performance, The Catholic University of America
Competitions: Recipient, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Vocal Performance Award, 2009; recipient, The Summer Opera Theater Company Guild Scholarship, 2008.
Roles at AVA: Benoit/Alcindoro, La bohème; Haushofmeister, Capriccio; title role, Falstaff.
Roles: Sciarrone, Tosca; Glimmerglass Opera; Don Alfonso, Cosi Fan Tutte, Achilla and Curio, Giulio Cesare, Martin, Candide, Belcore, L’Elisir D’Amore, the Painter, Life in Death, Mr. Webb, Our Town, Marcello, La bohème, all with The Catholic University of America; Morales, Escamillo (Cover), Carmen, Summer Opera Theater Company; Marcello, La bohème, Antonio, Le nozze Di Figaro, both with Bel Cantanti Opera.
