Kenneth Cox

Kenneth Cox is Director of Opera and Chair of the Voice Department at Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. He has sung, as a leading basso, with many of the international opera houses, including Paris, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle, San Diego, Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas, Amsterdam, Brussels, and the Opera San Carlo in Napoli. Some of his portrayals are shown in this exhibition. His New York appearances include two productions with the New York City Opera, and his debut at Carnegie Hall with the Pittsburgh Symphony in Tristan und Isolde. He was invited to travel to Spoleto, Italy to sing the title role in The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi, a work dear to the heart of Gian Carlo Menotti, in celebration of his 85th birthday. Having sung a large number of the standard bass roles, Ken has also enjoyed participating in contemporary productions, including the world premiers of Conquistador and Salammbo and theatrical stagings of Billy Budd and Of Mice and Men. He also has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Cleveland, Los Angeles, Vienna, Tokyo, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Louis, and the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. Prof. Cox recently sang Rienzi and then Die Erste Walpurgisnacht with the French National Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur. This year he will sing Die Vogel at the Grand Theatre in Geneva. His recordings include Mahler's Eighth Symphony with the late Robert Shaw, Hérodiade with the San Francisco Opera, and the Stein/Boulez Pelleas et Melisande with the Welsh National Opera.

Kenneth Cox is Director of Opera and Chair of the Voice Department at Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. He has sung, as a leading basso, with many of the international opera houses, including Paris, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle, San Diego, Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas, Amsterdam, Brussels, and the Opera San Carlo in Napoli. Some of his portrayals are shown in this exhibition. His New York appearances include two productions with the New York City Opera, and his debut at Carnegie Hall with the Pittsburgh Symphony in Tristan und Isolde. He was invited to travel to Spoleto, Italy to sing the title role in The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi, a work dear to the heart of Gian Carlo Menotti, in celebration of his 85th birthday. Having sung a large number of the standard bass roles, Ken has also enjoyed participating in contemporary productions, including the world premiers of Conquistador and Salammbo and theatrical stagings of Billy Budd and Of Mice and Men. He also has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Cleveland, Los Angeles, Vienna, Tokyo, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Louis, and the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. Prof. Cox recently sang Rienzi and then Die Erste Walpurgisnacht with the French National Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur. This year he will sing Die Vogel at the Grand Theatre in Geneva. His recordings include Mahler's Eighth Symphony with the late Robert Shaw, Hérodiade with the San Francisco Opera, and the Stein/Boulez Pelleas et Melisande with the Welsh National Opera.	Kenneth Cox
Gremin in Eugene Onegin with Gino Quilico Opera Company of Philadelphia	King Marke in Tristan und Isolde with Richard Versalle Pittsburgh Opera
Arkel in Pelleas et Melisande with Donald Maxwell and Alison Hagley; Welsh National Opera and Chatelet of Paris	Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor Washington Opera
Alidoro in Cenerentola with Stella Zambalis Opera Theater of St. Louis	Osmin in Abduction from the Seraglio Opera Theater of St. Louis
With Renee Fleming at Hérodiade party; role was Phanuel San Francisco Opera	Osmin in Abduction from the Seraglio Long Beach Opera
The Bishop in Death of the Bishop of Brindisi with Steven Mercurio; Spoleto Festival	Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier Opera of San Carlo, Napoli, Italy
Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Christine Schafer La Monnaie, Brussels	Colline in La Bohéme with Cesar Hernandez Opera Pacific