Alumnus Update: Daniel Curran
January 2, 2014
Daniel Curran ’08 is currently rehearsing for Gotham Chamber Opera’s
La Descente d’Orphée Aux Enfers
in New York, singing the role of Orphée. He is also under contract with Pittsburgh Opera as their tenor resident artist and recently performed in both
Aida
and
The Magic Flute
. He made his debut with four other companies as well this year, including
Carousel
with the New York Philharmonic (which was Emmy nominated), Rossini’s
Stabat Mater
with the Erie Philharmonic, a new opera by Mark Adamo called
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
with San Francisco Opera, and Britten’s
The Turn of the Screw
with West Edge Opera. Finally, Daniel recently won the Pittsburgh District Met competition and will be going on to regionals in Detroit on February 22nd. He is working on three more productions with Pittsburgh Opera this spring and then will head to the Glimmerglass music festival for the summer.