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Brandon Jovanovich is an American operatic tenor whose repertoire encompasses Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Britten, and from early Baroque to world premiere operas. He is most known for his passionate portrayals of Slavic, French and German operas. His signature roles include Don José in Bizet's ''Carmen'', B. F. Pinkerton in Puccini's ''Madama Butterfly'', Cavaradossi in Puccini's ''Tosca'', and the title role in Wagner's ''Lohengrin''.〔("Finding His Voice, the Slow, Steady Way" (October 29, 2010) ''The New York Times'' )〕 The 2007 Richard Tucker Award winner keeps a demanding schedule that sees him performing in both concerts and operas through the world. ==Early life and education== Brandon Jovanovich is a native of Billings, Montana. He began in school choirs at a young age, before eventually being assigned the male lead in ''The Sound of Music'' in his senior year of high school.〔("Rising Stars: An Interview with Brandon Jovanovich" (July 31st, 2010) ''Opera Warhorses'' )〕 Jovanovich excelled in sports and was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.〔("Brandon Jovanovich Interview" (June 10, 2011) ) ''The Opera Tatler''〕 After one year in North Dakota he applied for admission at Northern Arizona University and was accepted into the music department with a scholarship. Initially, it was not his intention to become a singer but vocal performance was a requirement of the music program. He was thought to be a bass-baritone at first and sang in the chorus in ''Carousel'', then he was assigned as understudy for the role of Sarastro in ''The Magic Flute'' (in English). When the principal was unable to perform, he had to take over.〔 He failed to meet some of the academic requirements for his music degree and so he switched to the theatre department in his final years, where he performed in roles from Neil Simon, Shakespeare and Sondheim.〔 Jovanovich moved to New York City in the mid-1990s, where he dabbled in modeling, acting, musical theater, operetta and eventually opera. Having apprenticed with the Santa Fe Opera in 1996 and 1997, he asked to sing the role of Giovanni in Daniel Catan's opera ''La hija de Rappaccini''. He was awarded a scholarship and was enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music until 1998. Concurrently he was singing with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP).〔 Between 1995 and 1999, he sang in seven operettas with that company both in New York and on tour,〔(Brandon Jovanovich's personal website )〕 but it was his performance of Luiz in ''The Gondoliers'' that first attracted the attention of the ''New York Times''.〔(Gondoliers,' When Sullivan Won" (December 30, 1996) ''New York Times'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brandon Jovanovich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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