Dennis McVeigh

Dennis McVeigh (b.September 19, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a renowned Baritone, Opera singer, and is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently resides in both Philadelphia, and in New York City, NY. Dennis McVeigh studied Music Performance at West Chester University and Temple University. Having performed several leading roles, primarily in New York, Philadelphia, and in Italy; he has appeared in the operas Tosca, Eugene Onegin, The Saint of Bleecker Street (recorded on the Classical music Chandos label), Aida, The Barber of Seville, La Boheme, Falstaff, Die Fledermaus, Les Mamelles de Tiresias, and Wozzeck among others. In Italy, Dennis McVeigh performed in Amahl and the Night Visitors under the direction of Maestro Gian Carlo Menotti, and Carmen under renowned film director, Carlos Saura. Both performances were filmed and also broadcast live via satellite in Europe. He also performed at Il Festival dei Due Mondi (The Spoleto Festival) - Spoleto, Italy in various concerts and operas including the opera Wozzeck under the direction of controversial Opera director, Günther Kraemer. He has worked with many of the world's great conductors, including Richard Hickox, Vladimir Jurovski, and Maurizio Barbacini. In New York City, Mr. McVeigh performed the leading role in a contemporary Japanese opera, Amanjaku, at Lincoln Center’s Merkin Hall. Mr. McVeigh is credited as being the first non-Japanese American to perform in a Japanese opera in ancient dialect. Also at Lincoln Center, Dennis McVeigh performed in a concert with renowned American Soprano, Lucine Amara. Mr. McVeigh was also featured in Der Jasager at the Japan Society in New York City, and performed at the DiCapo Opera Theater with the Network for New Music's production for the premiere of Ovidiana, a modern atonal Opera drawing from Greek mythology and the poet, Ovid. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. McVeigh has performed in several operas with The Opera Co. of Philadelphia, The International LucianoPavarotti Voice Competition Galas, and performed as a soloist and member of The Bridge Ensemble under the baton of Maestro Donald Nally, and The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia where he was featured soloist in the Faure Requiem. Dennis McVeigh performed a leading role in the premier of composer Robert Maggio's contemporary opera 'Hearing Voices: The last Days of Joan of Ark', and has performed in the premieres of new works by composers Sharon Hershey, Robert Convery, Neely Bruce, and David Shapiro. He also received several positive reviews for his performances in the Musical Theatre genre, specifically for Richard Rodgers andOscar Hammerstein II, 'The King & I', Richard Rodgers' 'Two by Two', and Frank loesser's 'The Most Happy Fella'. Mr. McVeigh's music can be previewed at 1

Discography Choral Music of Longing and Lament, The Bridge Ensemble (Bridge Ensemble, 1997)

Gian Carlo Menotti, The Saint of Bleecker Street, Choir and Orchestra of the Festival dei Due Mondi (Chandos, 2002) 2

Gian Carlo Menotti, Cantatas, Choir and Orchestra of the Festival dei Due Mondi (Chandos, 2002) 3