Performance Biography for Bass-Baritone David Laub

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Opera/Musical Theater:

Dates	Performance Company	Role	Opera/Musical Theater	Language
October 2004	Savoy-Aires	Timidon	Thespis	English
August 2003	l'opera piccola	Ambrosius	The Barber of Seville	Italian
May 2002	Devonshire Playhouse	Albert	Bye Bye Birdie	English
December 2001	Light Opera Works	Ruder	The Student Prince	English
June 2001	l’opera piccola	Don Pasquale (understudy)	Don Pasquale	Italian
April 2001	Northeastern  Illinois University	King Rene	Iolanta	English
February 2001	DuPage Opera Theater	Don Fernando	Fidelio	English
June/July 2000	Milwaukee Opera Theater	Dulcamara Nourabad	The Elixir of Love The Pearl Fishers	Italian French
May 2000	Devonshire Playhouse	Emile	South Pacific	English
September 1999	Trinity Players	Dr. Craven	The Secret Garden	English
June 1999	l’opera piccola	Bardolf	Falstaff	Italian
May 1998	l’opera piccola	The Count	The Marriage of Figaro	Italian
November 1997	Northeastern  Illinois University	Sarastro	The Magic Flute	English
May 1997	l’opera piccola	Colline	La Boheme	Italian
November 1994	Northeastern  Illinois University	Charon	Orpheus	English

Ongoing Soloist Positions:

· 1999 – 2004 – Bass soloist for The Park Ridge Community Church, Park Ridge, IL

· 1998 – 2003 – featured soloist, Trattoria Fantini, Rockford, IL www.fantinis.com

Radio Appearances:

· Regular announcer for CRIS Radio, reading service for the visually impaired

· March 1998 – WFMT – Studs Terkel – Music of Evanston composer Dan Tucker

Soloist Concerts:

· June 2004 - Bass soloist - Haydn, Nelson Mass, Music Institute of Chicago - Evanston, IL

· July 2001 – Baritone soloist - Taste of Chicago/FOX TV, Chicago, IL

· November 2000 – Bass soloist - Handel’s Messiah - Lutheran Choral Union, Rockford, IL

Opera Excerpts Concerts:

· April 1998 – Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra – Opera Gala, Chicago, IL

· April 1996 – Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra – La Boheme, Act I (Colline), Chicago, IL

Choruses:

· 2000 High Holy Days – Congregation BJBE Chorus (Bass section leader), Glenview, IL

· 1998 -1999 – Northwestern University Chorus, Evanston, IL

· 1987 -1994 – Music Center of The North Shore Adult Chorus, Wilmette, IL

Vocal Instruction:

· 2000 - present – Dr. Phyllis Hurt, Northeastern Illinois University

· June 2000: Richard Miller in the Midwest - vocal master class, Concordia University

· 1998 - 1999 – Dr. Bruce Hall, Northwestern University

· 1996 - 1997 – Dr. Ron Combs, Northeastern Illinois University