The Dallas Opera 2021-2022 - The Barber of Seville/The Pearl Fishers

20 THE DALLAS OPERA | 2021/2022 SEASON Alfredo Daza (Zurga) The Dallas Opera debut The Mexican baritone is a great favorite at the Berlin State Opera, appearing there in leading roles by Rossini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Massenet, and Puccini. Acclaimed Verdi portrayals in other venues include Stankar in Stiffelio and Francesco Moor in I masnadieri , Ford in Falstaff , and Germont in La traviata . Also in Europe, Daza has sung roles as diverse as Dandini in La cenerentola , Sir Robert Cecil in Britten’s Gloriana , Scarpia in Tosca and Hermann in Catalani’s Loreley . The baritone began his international career at age 21 as an Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera. Since then, he has been heard throughout America, including Marcello in La bohème at New York City Opera (including a PBS “Live from Lincoln Center” telecast) and Washington National Opera; Guglielmo in Così fan tutte ; and Figaro, Zurga, Marcello, Ping in Turandot , and Tadeo Cespedes in Lee Holdridge’s Dulce Rosa at LA Opera. Daza can be seen on DVD as Belcore in The Elixir of Love and Lescaut in Manon . Morris Robinson (Nourabad) The world-renowned American bass appears regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, most recently in The Magic Flute and Salome . He has also been featured with the major companies of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Cincinnati, among others. European appearances include La Scala, the Vienna Volksoper, Opera Australia, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Robinson triumphed earlier this season as Hagen in Twilight: Gods , Michigan Opera Theater’s reimagining of Götterdämmerung . Robinson recently debuted with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. He has appeared with the major orchestras of New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta (where he was 2015/16 Artist in Residence); with the BBC Proms; and at the Ravinia, Mostly Mozart, Tanglewood, Cincinnati May, Verbier, and Aspen Music festivals. Robinson’s solo album, Going Home , was released on the Decca label. He appears on DVD in Show Boat , Salome , and Mozart’s Zaide . He was recently named artistic advisor to the Cincinnati Opera. Jasmine Ejan (Solo Dancer) The Dallas Opera debut Ejan’s last appearance in Dallas was as Tiger Lily at the Dallas Music Hall in Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan , with which she also toured the U.S. and China. From running away with the circus (Dream World Cirque) to performing in Bollywood films, her favorite credits include Celine Dion’s A New Day... and singing with Celine on The Tonight Show . Ejan has also performed with Lyric Opera, City Ballet LA, Las Vegas Contemporary Dance, Channel Islands Ballet Co., at the American Music Awards and World Music Awards; on Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien; and with Elton John and Tyga. She has more than 25 regional musicals to her credit, as well as screen credits in The Bold and The Beautiful , Young and the Restless , and commercials for Apple, Nike, and Toyota. She choreographed American Pie: Girls Rules on Netflix and is an avid roller skater. Lindzay Duplessis (Solo Dancer) The Dallas Opera debut The New Orleans native graduated from Sam Houston State University receiving a BFA in Dance, and also received her Certification in Massage therapy from Parker University. Her training includes three years of Cecchetti from Chamberlain School of Ballet, (CDE) Collin Dance Ensemble, and Summer intensives with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Duplessis has performed in choreographic works by Teoma Naccarato, Elijah Gibson, Dionne Noble and David Cross (Dark Circles Contemporary Dance). She was a company member of IMPulse Dance Project, (M2DT) Muscle Memory Dance and DBDT: Encore!, and B. Moore Dance. Duplessis teaches dance in the DFWMetroplex and is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Corrective Exercise Specialist and CEO of Bodywork by Zay.