George Hogan

Style: Opera; Classical

Title: Voice Teacher/Professional Singer

Bio:

WEBSITE: thegeorgehogan.com

DEGREES

BM, MM, Opera Performance from The Academy of Vocal Arts

BRIEF BIO

Mr. Hogan has performed in Europe, nearly every opera house in North America, and the famed Sydney Opera House under the baton of Sir Richard Bonynge. He debuted at age nineteen in a PBS filming of A Midsummer Nights Dream. His New York City debut was the PBS-televised Rossini Gala along side Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, and others. He’s been on PBS, and NPR and Live from Lincoln Center broadcasts. He’s been the recipient of a Sullivan Career Grant, Luciano Pavarotti Finalist (International Competition), grand finals winner (San Francisco Merola Opera Program), and a San Francisco Opera Study Grant to study voice with Giorgio Tozzi (famed Metropolitan Opera Bass).

BRIEF RESUME

DISTINGUIESHED OPERA COMPANIES

Chicago Lyric Opera, The Australian Opera (Sydney), Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Opera, L'Opera de Montreal, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Der Vlaamse Oper(Belgium)

CONCERTS & SYMPHONIES

Alice Tully Hall (New York), Town Hall (New York), Anchorage Symphony, Eastern Music Festival, Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra

PRIZES & AWARDS

Sullivan Career Grant Recipient, Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition Finalist, Winner of the San Francisco Opera Merola Auditions in New York City, San Francisco Opera Grant Recipient, Winner of the Giargiari Bel Canto Competition,

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"Thanks to George Hogan's gift of humor, I heard an audience laugh for the first time in many a year during Leporello's catalogue recitation." .....Opera Magazine

"George Hogan's voice has a clear Cesare Siepi like resonance and timbre." ....Opera Canada

"Hogan has oaken weight in his bass. It is also quite flexible and possesses a fetching cantabile warmth." .....San Francisco Chronicle

"George Hogan was a commanding Bertram." ....The New Yorker "The clarity of his lower register was riveting."....The Philadelphia Inquirer "George Hogan's Basilio was full of resonant deviousness." ....Opera News

Voice Type: Bass

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Classical

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I am available as a clinician or presenter

Contact Information

Other Contacts

Penny D. Hogan, Assistant Professor of Music