Biography
With an undergraduate degree in Music Education and a Masters in Vocal Performance from Indiana University, baritone Thomas Potter credits his years of performance experience on opera stages throughout much of Europe as well as in the USA as his most valuable training.
Thomas' operatic repertoire centered around roles such as: Renato in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Giorgio Germont in LA TRAVIATA, Conte di Luna in IL TROVATORE, MACBETH - title role, RIGOLETTO - title role, Baron Scarpia in TOSCA, Jochanaan in Strauss' SALOME, and Tonio in Leoncavallo's I PAGLIACCI.
One of the most substantial parts of his training consisted of four years in San Francisco (participating in the Merola, Western Opera Theater, and Adler Fellowship programs there). It was during this period that Thomas was a winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition in Philadelphia, and as such, was awarded the opportunity to sing alongside Mr. Pavarotti in the resulting production of Verdi’s opera UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. During his residence in San Francisco, he was honored to sing and rehearse with Mr. Pavarotti on two other occasions [Puccini's LA BOHÈME and Verdi's LA TRAVIATA].
Potter has sung leading roles in numerous International music festivals, including the Bregenzer (Austria) Festspiele [NABUCCO], the Ravenna (Italy) Music Festival [ATTILA], the Festival de Inverno - Campos do Jordão [William Walton's BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST] in Brazil, the La Biennale Festival [Ivan Vandor's APPARITIONS] in Venice, Italy, and the Spoleto Music Festival in both Italy and the USA venues [Philip Glass' opera HYDROGEN JUKEBOX]
A few of the opera companies with which Potter has performed include the Teatro Comunale 'Giuseppe Verdi' in Trieste, Italy [DON CARLO], Palm Beach Opera [SALOME, RIGOLETTO, & CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI], Nashville Opera [TURANDOT], Opera Cordoba (Spain) [TOSCA], Opera São Paulo (Brazil) [CARMEN & NABUCCO], Opéra du Rhin in Strasbourg, France [DON CARLO], Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany [ATTILA], Atlanta Opera [RIGOLETTO & UN BALLO IN MASCHERA], Utah Opera [SAMSON ET DALILA], Orlando Opera [MADAMA BUTTERFLY & IL TROVATORE], and Indianapolis Opera [LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, HÄNSEL UND GRETEL, MACBETH, IL TROVATORE, SAMSON ET DALILA, TURANDOT, LA BOHÈME, THE CRUCIBLE, and FALSTAFF].
From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Potter was engaged by the Stadttheater St. Gallen in Switzerland, singing the roles of Scarpia in TOSCA, Jochanaan in SALOME, Alfio in CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Ezio in ATTILA, Amonasro in AIDA, and Giorgio Germont in LA TRAVIATA, among others. Shortly following the birth of their son, Colton, Thomas and his wife, Kimberly, decided to return to live in the USA, and that’s when he started formally teaching. They finally moved to Orlando in 2005, where Thomas teaches undergraduate and graduate level voice, an International Phonetic Alphabet course, and directs the UCF Opera. Read more about his teaching philosophy and hear clips of his singing on his website at www.ThomasPotterOnline.com
Courses
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82510 | MUO3503L | Opera Workshop | In Person (P) | F 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Syllabus | |
The fundamental purpose of Opera Workshop is the study, appreciation, and performance of opera. This semester we will plan, rehearse, and perform a program of opera scenes. See the "Class Schedule" portion of the course syllabus for the dates, times, and locations of those performances. |
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82511 | MUO5505L | Graduate Opera Workshop | In Person (P) | F 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Syllabus | |
The fundamental purpose of Opera Workshop is the study, appreciation, and performance of opera. This semester we will plan, rehearse, and perform a program of opera scenes. See the "Class Schedule" portion of the course syllabus for the dates, times, and locations of those performances. |
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82666 | MUS1250 | Ipa for Singers | In Person (P) | M,F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82142 | MVV1411 | Voice Ⅰ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82617 | MVV1873 | Secondary Voice | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82145 | MVV2421 | Voice Ⅱ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82148 | MVV3431 | Voice Ⅲ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82307 | MVV3431 | Voice Ⅲ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82151 | MVV4441 | Voice Ⅳ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82153 | MVV5451 | Voice Ⅴ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus | |
82343 | MVV6452 | Voice Ⅵ | In Person (P) | W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Syllabus |
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