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Theodore Weis, baritone, sings the role of Don Alfonso in Così fan
tutte. Prior
roles with West Bay Opera include the title roles in Macbeth and The
Marriage of Figaro, and Dappertutto (The Tales
of Hoffmann), during the 1975-76 seasons, and Selim
(The Turk in Italy) in 1991.
More recent roles
include Germont, Scarpia, Leporello, Sharpless, Dr. Bartolo,
the Sacristan, Dr. Malatesta, and General DeLaBarca in the West Coast premiere
of Rodriguez’ La Curandera, with companies including Festival
Opera, Berkeley Opera, Livermore Valley Opera, North Bay Opera, Cinnabar Opera,
Townsend Opera Players (Modesto), Pocket Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Diablo
Light Opera Company. He has also performed the roles of Tony in Loesser’s The
Most Happy Fella and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, as well as oratorio
solos with Bay Area choruses and orchestras.
Dr. Weis, a Walnut Creek resident,
has a 35 year career in medicine (Nephrology), which is now
part time, and was founder and first president of The Arizona
Opera (1971) and The Festival Opera (1991). |