David Daniels to Perform at Glimmerglass Opera 7/30

Internationally renowned countertenor David Daniels will sing a concert to benefit Glimmerglass Opera on July 30 at 3:30 p.m. in the company's Alice Busch Opera Theater.

Daniels made his Glimmerglass debut in 1994 at the start of his career as Nero in L'Incoronazione di Poppea and returned for leading roles in Tamerlano in 1995 and Partenope in 1998. This summer, the countertenor returns to Glimmerglass Opera for a concert with pianist Kevin Miller, which will benefit the summer opera company. Daniels will perform works by Reynaldo Hahn, Charles Gounod, George F. Handel, Hector Berlioz and Steven Kohn.

"Glimmerglass Opera has a very special place in my heart, as I consider this my operatic home," Daniels said. "I am deeply honored to return for this wonderful event."

Daniels has performed leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Bayerische Staatsoper, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne Festival. He has recently been seen in recital in Frankfurt, Tampere, Finland, Paris, Belgrade, Berlin, London's Wigmore Hall and the Prinzregententheater in Munich. Daniels is featured on many Virgin Classics recordings, including Bach: Sacred Arias and Cantatas and Pergolesi: Stabat Mater.

Tickets to the Benefit Concert featuring David Daniels are $50, $75 and $100. This concert is fully underwritten, including Daniels's generous donation of his performance. As a result, tickets are 100% tax-deductible. The concert will take place in Glimmerglass Opera's Alice Busch Opera Theater, located at 7300 State Highway 80 in Cooperstown, New York. Visit www.glimmerglass.org for more information or call (607) 547-2255 for tickets.

The Benefit Concert featuring David Daniels is part of Glimmerglass Opera's 2010 Festival. Productions of Puccini's Tosca, Copland's The Tender Land, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and the U.S. professionally staged premiere of Handel's Tolomeo run in repertory July 9 through August 24. For information on performances and other special events, visit www.glimmerglass.org.