West Bay Opera
Jimmy Kansau
Jimmy Kansau is a native of Merida, Venezuela, where he works as the
conductor and director of Coro de Belen, a vocal group that has toured
Europe and South America performing folk and international music since
1985. He has performed as soloist in Mozrt's Requiem, Handel's
Messiah, and Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio. He sang
the role of Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus for the 20th Anniversary
of Rogue Valley Opera in Oregon and appeared as Borsa in Rigoletto
for the Bear Valley Summer Music Festival. Since his enrollment at the
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Mr. Kansau has sung Tamino in
Die Zauberflöte, Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro,
and Eisenstein. He will play the role of Judge Danforth in the
upcoming Conservatory Opera Theatre production of The Crucible.
27 Jan 1999
