Daniel Ebbers
Daniel Ebbers joined the faculty of 91成人导航 in the fall of 2004. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the Interim Dean of the Conservatory. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and聽a Master of Music degree in voice from the聽University of Southern California. At 91成人导航, Ebbers teaches vocal performance and has been a managing director and instructor at the 91成人导航 Opera Institute.
Ebbers鈥檚 students鈥 achievements range from winning the Met National Council auditions to advancing to the finals of American Idol. In addition, his students are singing on stages all over the world and have been regulars at many high-profile performing venues including the Met, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Grand, Santa Fe, San Francisco Opera and the Music Academy of the West.聽
Highlights of Ebbers's performances include聽a critically acclaimed appearance as聽Sir Bedivere聽with baritone Thomas Hampson at the Washington National Cathedral, in Elinor Remick Warren's聽鈥淭he Legend of King Arthur.鈥 As an artist in residence with the Los Angeles Opera, Ebbers has performed as聽Gastone聽in聽鈥淟a Traviata鈥 and covered leading roles including聽Don Ottavio in 鈥淎lbert Herring,鈥 Lysander聽in聽鈥淎 Midsummer Night's Dream鈥澛燼nd Ernesto and聽Lindoro聽in聽鈥淟'Italiana in Algeri.鈥
An accomplished concert soloist, Ebbers has聽appeared with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony in Israel, and has appeared twice at both Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Ebbers聽has performed Handel's聽鈥淢essiah鈥 in two Chicago venues, at new Orchestra Hall and at the Chicago Lyric Opera. A distinguished Mozart interpreter,聽he has appeared as聽Don Ottavio聽with Opera Theater of Connecticut,聽Belmonte聽in San Diego Comic Opera's production of聽鈥淎bduction from the Seraglio,鈥 as tenor soloist in Mozart's聽鈥淩equiem鈥 at the Ruldophinum in Prague. His other mainstay roles have been the聽Duke of Mantua聽in Anchorage Opera's production of聽鈥淩igoletto,鈥 Cassio聽in聽鈥淥tello鈥 and as聽Prince Edwin聽in 鈥淭he Gypsy Princess鈥 with Greensboro Opera and the San Diego Comic Opera.
Ebbers has recently appeared as the tenor soloist in a world premiere of Ho Jun Lee鈥檚 鈥淐antata鈥 for traditional Korean percussion and chorus with the Cheungju Symphony, South Korea. He has appeared with the Sacramento Opera as聽Cassio聽in Verdi's聽鈥淥tello,鈥澛燘asilio in 鈥淟e Nozze di Figaro鈥 and聽as Beppe in 鈥淧agliacci.鈥 Other recent engagements include聽Count Almaviva聽in聽鈥淭he Barber of Seville鈥 and聽Fenton聽in Nicolai's聽鈥淭he Merry Wives of Windsor.鈥 In concert, Ebbers has appeared with the prestigious Music in the Vineyards Festival, the Stockton Chorale in Mendelssohn's聽Elijah, the Napa Valley Chorale singing Dvorak's聽Mass in D, in addition to Mozart's聽Mass in C聽Minor.
In research and performance, Ebbers is regarded as an expert in the music of Benjamin Britten. He recently appeared in the title role of聽St. Nicholas聽in Britten's tour de force聽鈥淐antata鈥 for tenor, orchestra and choir,聽in addition to performing the great masterpiece聽鈥淪erenade for Tenor Horn and Strings鈥澛爓ith the Bear Valley Music Festival and the St John's Chamber Music Series.
In addition to his resident program with Los Angeles Opera, Ebbers has been an apprentice with Utah Festival Opera Young Artist Program, Glimmerglass Opera Young American Artists Program, Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies and for two summers with the Music Academy of the West. Among his regional engagements, he has appeared as a principal artist with San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, Utah Festival Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Fairbanks Symphony and the Sanibel Music Festival. Ebbers toured the United States as tenor soloist in Richard Einhorn's oratorio聽鈥淰oices of Light-The Passion of Joan of Arc.鈥 During that tour, he appeared as guest soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolftrap, the Los Angles Mozart Orchestra, the Charleston Concert Association and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
BM, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
MM, University of Southern California