About Robert McFarland BIO: Winning the National Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1979 led to his eight-year, twenty-seven-role career at New York City Opera under the leadership of Beverly Sills. Since that time,

Robert McFarland’s vocal artistry has been showcased in nearly every major opera house in the world in the roles of Rigoletto, MacBeth, Scarpia (Tosca), Tonio (I Pagliacci), Germont (La Traviata), Iago (Otello), Carlo Gerard (Andrea Chenier), The Dutchman, Barnaba (La Giaconda), Blitch (Susannah), Mephistopheles (Faust), Friar Lawrence (Romeo and Juliette), Enrico (Lucia de Lammermoor), Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Riccardo (I Puritani), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Four Villains (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), Simon Boccanegra, di Luna (Il Trovatore), Frank Maurant (Street Scene), Nabucco, Jokanaan (Salome), George (Of Mice and Men), Jack Rance (La Fanciulla del West), and Don Giovanni.Other career highlights include McFarland’s recording of Donizetti’s Maria de Rudenz that was hailed by critics as the new “gem of Donizetti,” his European debut as Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff at the Glyndebourne Festival with conductor Bernard Haitink, his internationally successful performance at the Festival Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, where he performed the role of Major Kavalioff in Shostakovich’s The Nose (in Russian), and triumphant performances of San Francisco’s production of Andrea Chenier in 1993 and Nabucco in 1998. He experienced great success in the 2002 production of Tosca at Opera North(Leeds, UK) and was named Artist of the year for his portrayal of Scarpia. In 2003, Robert McFarland’s singing and portrayal of the hunchback Rigoletto at the Cleveland Opera (David Bamberger) was his most recent huge success.

McFarland is frequently engaged for oratorio performances of Elijah, Joshua, Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem, Brahm’s Requiem and modern works such as Penderecki’s Passion of Christ According to St. Luke. He is in constant demand as concert artist throughout the world of Oratorio.Robert McFarland is also a renowned Christian recording artist having received high praise for his two new Christian Music Albums entitled “ Stormy Winds “ and “ Nothing Between “. In these recordings he is accompanied by members of both The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Dallas Symphony.

Along with performing over 114 operas, Robert McFarland has conducted and directed many operas Internationally. He is the founder and General Director of Opera Seabrook located in Salem New Jersey where he along with a marvelous International Staff provides the ultimate opportunity for the Young Artists of the United States. Update he is developing new opera programs and a master program degree with the Colombian Government and McFarland Artists Management International performance division.

RÉSUMÉ: INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES

ROLE OPERA NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES

Alfio / Tonio Cavalleria Rusticana /I

Pagliacci Over 200 Performances

Amonasro Aida Over 300 Performances

Carlo Gerard Andrea Chenier Over 100 Performances

Di Luna Il Trovatore Over 150 Performances

Don Roderigo Don Carlos Over 100 Performances

George Of Mice and Men Over 50 Performances

Germont La Traviata Over 300 Performances

Iago Otello Over 300 Performances

Jack Rance La Fanciulla del West Over 50 Performances

Jochanaan Salome Over 50 Performances

Mayor Kavaliov The Nose Over 20 Performances

Michele Il Tabarro Over 30 Performances

Olin Blitch Susannah Over 50 Performances

Pizzaro Fidelio Over 50 Performances

Renato Un Ballo in Maschera Over 200 Performances

Ricardo I Puritani Over 50 Performances

Rigoletto Rigoletto Over 300 Performances

Scarpia Tosca Over 300 Performances

Simon Simon Boccanegra 7 Performances

The Dutchman Der Fliegende Holländer Over 50 Performances

The High Priest Samson et Dalilah Over 50 Performances

The Villains Les Contes d’ Hoffmann Over 100 Performances

Wolfram Tannhäuser Over 50 Performances

VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDINGS LABEL/COMPANY OPERA VIDEO/AUDIO

RCA Records Satyagraha (Phillip Glass) Audio

CBS Records Silverlake (Kurt Weill) Audio

Nonesuch Records Maria de Rudenz (G. Donizetti)

Audio

Monte Carlo Opera Roberto Devereux (G. Donizetti)

Audio/Video

Glyndebourne Opera Festival, UK

Falstaff Audio/Video

Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Germany

Otello Audio/Video

Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon, Portugal

Otello

Audio/Video

Opera North Leeds, United Kingdom

Tosca

Audio/Video

Theater Des Westens Berlin, Germany

Street Scene Audio/Video

Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile

Lucia di Lammermoor

Audio/Video

De Vlaamse Opera Antwerp, Belgium

Un Ballo In Maschera Audio/Video

Des Moines Metro Opera, IA

� Lucia di Lammermoor � Otello

Video

Opera Omaha, NE Rigoletto Video

CONDUCTORS Lorin Mazel, Zubin Mehta, Bernard Haytink, Nello Santi, Julius Rudel, John Nelson, Eduardo Müller, Klaus Weisse, Alberto Erede, James Conlon, Brian Blackwell, Antonio Pappano, Nikolai Rescigno, Herbert von Karajan

OPERA HOUSES Calgary Opera – Calgary, Canada Canadian Opera Company – Toronto, Canada Chautauqua Opera Festival – Jamestown, NY De Nederlandse Opera – Amsterdam, Netherlands De Vlaamse Opera – Antwerp, Belgium Detroit Opera Company – Detroit, MI Deutsche Oper – Berlin, Germany Edmonton Opera – Edmonton, Canada Freiburg Oper – Freiburg, Germany Ft. Lauderdale Opera Brown Theater – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ft. Worth Opera – Ft. Worth, TX Greater Miami Opera – Miami, FL Hawaai Opera Theater – Honolulu, HI Houston Grand Opera – Houston, TX Knoxville Opera – Knoxville, TN Los Angeles Opera – Los Angeles, CA Lyric Opera of Chicago – Chicago, IL New York City Opera – New York, NY Opera Colorado – Denver, CO

Opera Company of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA Opéra d’Antibes – Antibes, France Opéra de Montréal – Montreal, Quebec Opéra de Nice – Nice, France Opera North – Leeds, UK Opera Omaha – Omaha, NE Opera Zuid – Maastricht, Netherlands Orlando Opera – Orlando, FL Palm Beach Opera – Palm Beach, FL Sächsicher Oper Dresden – Dresden, Germany San Francisco Opera – San Francisco, CA Spoleto Opera Festival – Spoleto, Italy Teatro Municipal de Santiago – Santiago, Chile Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Portugal The Metropolitan Opera - New York, NY Theatre St. Gallen– St. Gallen, Switzerland

REVIEWS “The U.K. “Artist of the Year” has been chosen – Robert McFarland – who…brought to the stage the most unique, dramatically demanding, but magnificently sung Scarpia in Opera North’s Production of Tosca ever observed.”

The London Times – 2002

“Robert McFarland’s rendition of the Jester Rigoletto far surpassed any expectations with his dramatic and vocally effortless performance Friday evening. As we heard Mr. McFarland give the Cleveland audiences a thrill with his Dutchman, no one could have imagined him lending that dramatic voice to Verdi’s score with such fullness yet ease of singing. His performance never let up until the last bars of the piece not missing an opportunity to give the listener the ultimate performance.”

Cleveland – 2002 “The evening really began to experience drama when the audience heard the voice of Jochanann - Robert McFarland. Mr. McFarland was obviously enjoying vocal freedom as he displayed this heavy, difficult role without any evidence of labor or strain. Clearly, the Austin Lyric audience enjoyed an International level of performing on this opening night.”

Austin Opera – Salome – 1999

“Dramatic baritone Robert McFarland … provided a superb Escamillo with José Carreras as Don José. ... Attendance was overflowing at 29,000.”

The London Times - Carmen “Baritone Robert McFarland … brought the house down with several minutes of bravo… In the best tradition of superb American Baritones.”

The Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung – 1990

“Robert McFarland made his debut in the title role of The Dutchman… He brings the Cleveland audience a huge spectrum of vocal power, style, finesse and control. His monologue was spectacular to watch as well! To close the eyes – one could have thought George London had stepped onto the stage once again. The Cleveland audience will not soon forget this musical evening.”

Cleveland – 1997 “The Alcoholic father “Frank Maurant” performed by Robert McFarland clearly demonstrated the abusive husband. McFarland had this character easily in his grasp yet his voice was clearly under control showing great pain and a passionate quality easily touching the heart. Even after he murders the milkman, he still brings sympathy, as it is clear he cannot help himself for his downward dilemma. Robert McFarland provides a great performance in Kurt Weil’s debut for the Des Vestin Theater.”

Berlin – Premiere of “Street Scene” – 1994 “with Plàcido Domingo's Otello was the remarkable acting and seamless singing of this American Iago - Robert McFarland… [He] owned the night with a performance not to be forgotten. The Teatro … felt the sparks fly between these two giant figures of literature.”

Lisbon, Portugal “Plàcido Domingo was brilliantly partnered by Robert McFarland as Iago, a true baritone with a dark, flexible, finely-wrought, well-modulated voice. This dramatic baritone more than held his own – never in the shadow of Otello. No need for this Iago to leer and snarl: using his mobile features and supple body, he looked like a sleek panther tormenting a wounded lion. He also made good chemistry with Domingo: sparks were flying about during their encounters: but the night belonged to Robert McFarland.”

International Opera Magazine – Lisbon, Portugal –1989 “Robert McFarland (Ford) possesses a magnificent heroic baritone using it unsparingly yet brilliantly on his first night. The American Baritone enjoyed a very strong British debut as the jealous husband of Alice Ford. Obvious was the making of music between maestro Haitink and McFarland as Glyndebourne enjoyed some of the finest stylistic yet powerful musical performing since this reviewer can remember.”

Glyndebourne Festival – Falstaff - 1988

INTERNET VIDEO LINKS http://youtube.com/watch?v=FUAMRByx1mc http://youtube.com/watch?v=TF4hVhcG53k http://youtube.com/watch?v=hePs0ZB2QLM

SOME PHOTOS 1. Tosca (Scarpia with Carol Neblitt) 2. Otello (Iago with Placido Domingo) 3. Salome (John the Baptist with Marquite Lister) 4. Roberto Devereux (Lord Nottingham with Mariana Nicolesco) 5. Otello (Iago)

6. La fanciulla del West (Jack Rance) 7. Otello (Iago) 8. Rigoletto (Des Moines)

1. Tosca (Scarpia with Carol Neblitt)

2. Otello (Iago with Placido Domingo)

3. Salome (John the Baptist with Marquite Lister)

4. Roberto Devereux (Lord Nottingham with Mariana Nicolesco)

5. Otello (Iago)

6. La fanciulla del West (Jack Rance)

7. Otello (Iago)

8. Rigoletto (Des Moines)

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