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His teachers in Italy included Romeo Arduini, Luigi Ricci and Paulo Silveri. He made his debut in Italy in the role of Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and went on to sing over one hundred twenty performances in German Opera houses and later sang many roles in the Israeli Natonal Opera. In Israel he sang more that three-hundred concerts, including recitals, oratorio, opera and rochestral concerts. He sang with the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Festival. His name became synonymous with versatile programs that contain diverse elements such a humor, pathos, drama, poetic diction and beauty of tone. Upon his return to the United States, he continued his career giving recitals in many prestigious opera halls, singing with the Boston Pops, the Baltimore and National Symphonies and many other orchestras and opera houses. In addition, his recital career has spanned the United States and fifteen different countries. His performance credits include DBS records, Premier Recordings, Inc., recordings of the National Radio and Television Stations of numerous countries. The Baltimore Sun hailed a performance saying "...interpreted with refinement and sensitivity by Mr. Barry, his phrasing marked by ease and gracefullness, tone quality warm and burnished ... communicating a sense of joy--Triumphant!" He has given master classes all over the world, is a laureat of the McClosky Institute of Voice and has been on the faculties of Tel Aviv University, Northeastern University, Tufts University, the University of Maryland, and The American University. He co-founded the Washington Music Ensemble in 1981 and has produced hundreds of concerts with music of twenty countries. Barry is a Bouml;sendorfer artist. He is currently consultant on vocal enhancementt at the George Washington Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngoglogy and at the department of Speech and Hearing at the University. He recently gave the first concert in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. He will sing in Vienna at the Jewish Museum and will record for the second time on Austrian National Radio. Skills:
Education Highlights:
Helsinki Festival, Israel Festival, Ein Gev Festival, Kuhrmos Festival, Finland, Israel Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonia, New Haven Symphony, Boston Pops, National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Baltimore Opera, Long Island Opera, Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Carnegie Hall, Washington Music Ensemble, National Public Radio and television, CBS Records, Premier Recordings, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Austrian Radio and Television, Finnish Radio, Radio svizzera italiana, Bayerisher Rundfunk, Radio vaticana, Isareal Radio and Television, Jeusalem Symphony, Opera House, Trieste, Stureneator Gothenberg, Sweden, Liseberg (Gothenberg), Israel National Opera, Landesbuuml;ne Schleswig-Holstein Fairfax Symphony, National Gallery of Art, Steirischer Herbst, Phillips Callestion, Washington, D.C., Smithstonian Institution, Library of Congress, ORF, Austria, Radio Z;uumlrich, Saarlauml;ndischer Rundfunk, Jewish Community Center, Cincinnati, Atlanta Federation, Atlanta Choral Guild, Goethe Institut, British Council, Jefferson memorial, Presidential performance, Jewish Museum, Vienna, Lithuanian Festival, Alphen a/Rijn, Holland, Musicultra, Holland. Performed with the following conductors: Lukas Foss, Richard Kapp, Yuval Waldman, Juan Pablo Izquierda, Abraham Kaplan, Gary Bertini, Stanley Sperber, Sergiu Commisionia, Alberto Zeddo, Mowens W;oumldige, Noam Sheriff, Paul Hill, Kim Kluge, Wlliam Hudson, Arthur Fiedler et al. Faculty: Recordings: Other: E-mail: JerBarry@aol.com Address: |