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Biography
Winner of the 2007 “Meistersinger” Competition in Graz, Austria, tenor Eric Hanson began his career as a performing artist on stage in Europe, playing roles such as Albert in “Bye Bye Birdie”, and Tony in “West Side Story”. He then toured with The American Theater Company for three years in the musical “The Fantasticks” in venues throughout Europe, and additional performances of Romberg’s “The Student Prince”, performed in the courtyard of the beautiful Heidelberg Castle.
Mr. Hanson then pursued studies in vocal performance and opera at Brigham Young University, receiving the Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance in 2007. While at BYU, he sang the roles of Eisenstein in Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”, Frederick in Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” and Marco in "The Gondoliers". He also created the lead tenor role of Oliver Cowdery in the world premiere of Murray Boren’s opera “The Book of Gold”. His university studies culminated in being named “Singer of the Year” at Brigham Young in 2007, the school’s highest honor.
Currently a student of Shirley Close at Florida State University, he recently performed the role of Tito in Mozart's "Clemenza di Tito". He previously studied with Stanford Olsen also at FSU, and performed the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La Bohéme” for the Florida State Opera. The Tallahassee Democrat said “[though] it is difficult for young singers to project their voices into a large hall over a sumptuous romantic orchestra, …Hanson…did so consistently, without sacrificing vocal quality.”
This past summer, performances of the tenor soloist in Rossini’s “Stabat Mater” marked Mr. Hanson’s Costa Rican debut. In the spring he will sing the role of Lysander in Britten's "Midsummer Night's Dream" for Florida State Opera, and also perform Britten's "Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings" at FSU. |
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