Faculty Recital: Daniel Belcher, Baritone
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The
Moores
School
of
Music
is
pleased
to
present
our
faculty
and
invited
guest
artists
in
the
presentation
of
music
from
across
the
repertoire.
Daniel
Belcher,
Instructional
Assistant
Professor
of
Voice,
presents
a
vocal
performance.
Daniel
Belcher,
a
GRAMMY®
Award-winning
baritone,
has
performed
in
major
music
cities
worldwide
and
has
a
repertoire
of
over
80
roles.
He
gained
international
attention
in
2004
for
his
role
in
Peter
Eötvös’
Angels
in
America.
Belcher
has
created
numerous
roles
for
world
premieres,
such
as
Inspector
Kildare
in
Kevin
Puts
and
Mark
Campbell’s
Elizabeth
Cree
and
Lord
Bellingham
in
Lori
Laitman’s
The
Scarlet
Letter.
In
the
most
recent
2022-23
season,
Belcher
sang
the
roles
of
Lawrence
in
The
Wreckers
by
Ethel
Smyth
at
the
Houston
Grand
Opera,
and
Fritz/Frank
in
Die
Tote
Stadt
at
Opera
Colorado.
As
a
teacher,
he
has
served
as
the
Director
of
the
Artist
Diploma
program
at
William
Jewell
College
in
Liberty,
Missouri
since
2019.
He
also
serves
as
voice
teacher
for
the
Resident
Artist
Programs
at
both
Opera
Colorado
and
the
Lyric
Opera
of
Kansas
City.
He
has
previously
held
positions
at
Florida
State
University,
the
Israel
Vocal
Arts
Institute
in
Tel
Aviv,
The
Sibelius
Academy
in
Helsinki,
the
Cooperative
at
Rider
University,
and
the
Hawaii
Performing
Arts
Festival.
Belcher
is
a
graduate
of
the
Houston
Grand
Opera
Studio.
