Nathan Granner

Nathan Granner in an appearance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Granner is an American tenor who performs in opera and oratorio, as well as more popular genres. He has toured the United States and appeared on PBS as a member of The American Tenors, a vocal trio created by Frank McNamara. In 2003, their album was No. 5 on Billboard's Crossover Classical Chart.

Granner trained at the University of Missouri–Kansas City conservatory where he graduated in vocal performance in 1996. He made his operatic debut in 1998 as Ferrando in the Wolf Trap Opera Company production of Così fan tutte. Other notable performances include Celestiano Medeiros/Lowell in the world premiere of Anton Coppola's opera Sacco and Vanzetti at Opera Tampa (2001), and Remus in the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis production of Scott Joplin's Treemonisha (2000).

In 2006, he and classical guitarist, Beau Bledsoe, performed a multi-city tour of their show Mozart Was a Punk: How to Make Classical Music Not Suck. The programme draws from many genres, including opera, art song, gospel, flamenco, folk song and Baroque and forms the basis of their 2007 CD, Departure.

In 2005, Nathan Granner was named one of the University of Missouri–Kansas City's Alumni of the Year.

Recordings

• The American Tenors. Sony Classical/Odyssey SK87893
• Nathan Granner and Beau Bledsoe: Departure (Songs by Villa-Lobos, Dowland, Lorca, Puccini and others). Tzigane CDNB-202

Sources

• Anthony Tommasini, 'A Wistful Smile for Treemonisha, a Sad Farewell (but Not Addio) for Violetta', The New York Times, June 7, 2000. Accessed 12 November 2007
• Richard Buell, Review: Boston Handel and Haydn Society, Messiah, The Boston Phoenix, Issue Date: December 2–8, 2005. Accessed 12 November 2007
• Drew Minter, 'CD Review: Departure, Opera News, September 2006. Accessed 12 November 2007
• Paul Horsley, 'Mozart was a punk, so Schubert was a goth: Musicians travel the country to prove classical is anything but dull', The Kansas City Star, September 17, 2006. Accessed 12 November 2007 via HighBeam Research.
• Joseph McLellan, 'From the NSO, Two Faces Of Bernstein', The Washington Post, July 12, 1999. Accessed 12 November 2007 via HighBeam Research.
• Pierre Ruhe, 'A Captivating Cosi Fan Tutte': Wolf Trap's Lively Cast Reinvigorates Mozart's Tale of Innocence Lost', The Washington Post, June 26, 1998. Accessed 12 November 2007 via HighBeam Research.
• Paul Horsley, 'The newest singing threesome: the American Tenors', The Kansas City Star, February 21, 2003. Accessed 12 November 2007 via HighBeam Research.
• Eugene H. Cropsey, 'Sacco and Vanzetti: An American World Premiere', The Opera Quarterly, 2003 19(4):754-780, Oxford University Press.
• 'An American Tenor', Encore, The University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music , 2003, pp. 2–3

External links

• The American Tenors official web site
• Nathan Granner and Beau Bledsoe official web site
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