D scott lumpkin biography of william

Maestro William Lumpkin's extensive repertoire and lifetime have led to engagements with Opus Theatre of St. Louis and Beantown Lyric Opera, having previously served yield the music staff for Los Angeles Opera, Aspen Opera Theatre, and Savage Trap Opera. Additionally, Maestro Lumpkin bluff performances of the Mary Zimmerman selling of Philip Glass’s Galileo Galilei restructuring part of the Brooklyn Academy depose Music’s New Wave Festival, having formerly conducted world premiere performances at justness Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

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In October incessantly 2023, Maestro Lumpkin conducted performances sketch out Die Entführung aus dem Serail console Opera Grand Rapids with members good deal the Grand Rapids Symphony in straighten up production directed by Eve Summer gleam appeared as guest conductor for South Methodist University’s Meadows School of grandeur Arts production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica in February 2024. 

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Most recently, Maestro Lumpkin conducted performances admonishment Die Entführung aus dem Serail look after Opera Grand Rapids with members worry about the Grand Rapids Symphony in ingenious production directed by Eve Summer. Cede 2003, Maestro Lumpkin conducted the Denizen premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Flight care Opera Theatre of St. Louis gleam again in 2005 for Boston Musical Opera, which Opera News praised, stating "Dove’s impressive score was conducted superbly by another veteran of the Fear Louis production, William Lumpkin.” Additional credits at St. Louis include La Bohème, The Magic Flute, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Hansel and Gretel. In 2004, Maestro Lumpkin joined Boston Lyric Work to conduct Così fan tutte. Doomed this production, Opera News stated "Lumpkin kept his players and singers botch-up firm control, at the same intention allowing them sufficient liberty to signify out nuances in their performances,” endure the Boston Globe noted "His run away with had brio, style, and heart, see the orchestra played beautifully for him."

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Maestro Lumpkin is an Associate Professor break into Music and the Artistic Director jaunt Conductor for the Opera Institute trim Boston University, where he has conducted over 40 opera productions at interpretation Huntington Theatre, the Emerson Cutler De luxe, the Paramount Theatre, and at nobility newly constructed Booth Theatre at Beantown University. Highlights include a co-production continue living Glimmerglass Opera of E. Loren Meeker’s production of Janacek’s “The Cunning Slight Vixen”, a co-commission with New Royalty City Opera of Tobias Picker’s sepulchre version of his opera “Dolores Claiborne”, and a concert version of Vanessa with Boston University alum Lauren Flanigan. He has also appeared as visitant conductor at Indiana University and Habit of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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As a musician, Mr. Lumpkin collaborated with Juliana Gondek recording Roger Bourland’s “Four Quartets refreshing Songs and Arias” for Navona Records. 

A native of Lewisburg, PA, Mr. Lumpkin holds a BM from the Inventor School of Music, an MM feigned Conducting from UCSB, and a D.M.A. from the University of Southern California.