{"id":362,"date":"2025-04-21T16:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:01:51","slug":"fred-c-vanness-jr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.operadelwest.org\/index.php\/fred-c-vanness-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred C. VanNess, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Fred C. VanNess Jr. is a Boston Lyric Opera Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artist. This season, Mr. VanNess will sing the role of Messenger in Aida BLO<\/em> and will appear in Die Tote Stadt<\/em> and Carousel<\/em> with Boston Lyric Opera. Past performances include Meleagros in Lysistrata<\/em>, Odyssey Opera; Topper, A Christmas Carol<\/em>, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; Paris, Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, Boston Lyric Opera; Amadou and Renty, Omar<\/em>, Boston Lyric Opera; Russell Davenport, Freedom Ride<\/em>, MassOpera; Voltaire\/Pangloss, Candide<\/em>, Opera del West; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni<\/em>, Toronto Summer Opera; Don Jos\u00e9, Carmen<\/em>, NEMPAC Opera Project; and Rodolfo, La boh\u00ebme<\/em>, Longwood Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An avid concert performer, Mr. VanNess has appeared with numerous symphony and orchestras. Notable performances include tenor soloist in Remember the Sea, Castle of our Skins<\/em>; and the tenor quartet soloist in Tide Flowers<\/em>, University of Rhode Island Artist Series; Elijah<\/em>, Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra; Ballad of the Brown King<\/em>, Portsmouth Pro Musica; Sch\u00f6pfungsmesse<\/em>, Concord Chorale; Judas Maccabeus<\/em>, Handel by Candlelight; Messiah<\/em>, Tremont Baptist Church; and solo recitals at various venues across the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. VanNess has developed and performed his one-man shows: When I Think of Home\u2026<\/em>, McNeese State University, and Beethoven to Broadway<\/em> at various locations throughout New England and Louisiana. Mr. VanNess is excited to be back with Opera del West in this exciting production of Carmen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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