Kenneth Shaw Kenneth Shaw, who has been hailed for his "strong, impassioned and lyrical" voice by Opera News, has sung leading operatic roles throughout the United States, Canada, South America and Southeast Asia. Some of his most recent engagements include Sarastro in The Magic Flute with opera companies in Louisville, Memphis and Akron, Olin Blitch in Carlyle Floyd's Susannah, telecast for PBS from Converse College, and Colline in La Boheme with the Atlanta Opera. Mr. Shaw garnered the 1987 Richard F. Gold Debut Artist of the Year Award at the New York City Opera for his performances of Marcello in La Boheme. Subsequently, he sang numerous performances at the City Opera, including Escamillo in Carmen, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Scarpia in Tosca, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Silvio in I Pagliacci, Germont in La Traviata and the title role in Don Giovanni, directed by Hal Prince. Mr. Shaw is noted for his versatility in a wide variety of roles, including Jochanaan in Salome with Kentucky Opera, Don Pizarro in Fidelio with Opera Columbus and the Chattanooga Symphony, Wolfram in Tannhauser with New Orleans Opera, John Proctor in The Crucible with Chautuaqua Opera, Rodrigo in Don Carlos with Indianapolis and Memphis and Zurga in Les Pecheurs de Perles with Cleveland Opera. Mr. Shaw has won First Prize in the Opera Index Competition and was a winner in the Liederkranz Vocal Competition, as well as the Liederkranz Wagner Competition. On CD, Mr. Shaw can be heard as Starek in Jenufa with the Opera Orchestra of New York, the title role in Bruch's Moses with the Greenville Chorale and Symphony, and as the Bass soloist in Mozart's Requiem with Atlanta Opera. Mr. Shaw's many orchestral engagements include appearances as soloist with the Baton Rouge Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Colonial Symphony, Memphis Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony in works including Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Brahm's Requiem, and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Engagements in 1999-2000 include a debut with the Cincinnati Symphony in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Commendatore in Don Giovanni for Mississippi Opera, the title role in Don Giovanni and Beethoven's Ninth for the St. Barth's Music Festival, and Ramfis in Aida for Bob Jones University. Mr. Shaw has maintained a private voice studio throughout his career and has taught voice and drama in the public schools on every level. He was Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, from 1996-99. He has directed and produced opera for Converse College, Opera Company of Mid-Michigan, Tri-Cities Opera, Kentucky Opera and Ithaca Opera. He has given Master Classes and recitals for numerous colleges and universities across the United States and was invited to give a recital for the New York Wagner Society. His students now perform in opera both in the United States and Europe, and on Broadway. e-mail: Kenneth.Shaw@UC.EDU