Most Current
Finnian is a first year member of Ryan Opera Center at Chicago Lyric Opera the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Past Engagements/Roles performed
2024 Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress (I. Stravinsky), Yale Opera, New Haven
2023 Tutor, Le comte Ory (G. Rossini), Yale Opera, New Haven
2023 Junius, The Rape of Lucretia (B. Britten), Yale Opera, New Haven
2022 Masetto, Don Giovanni (W. A. Mozart), Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS
Roles Studied/Covered
2021 Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart), Opera UCLA
Education
2024 Master of Opera, Yale Opera, New Haven
2023 Member of the Merola Opera Program, San Francisco
2022 Bachelor of Music, Opera UCLA
2022 Member of the Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Program
Competitions and Awards
2024 District Encouragement Award, The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, Connecticut
2022 Second Place, Opera Grand Rapids Competition, Grand Rapids, MS
2022 Third Place, John Alexander National Vocal Competition, Jackson, MS
2017 First Place, Songbook Academy Summer Intensive, Carmel, IN
Dated: 2024
| Composer | Opera/Operetta | Aria | Role |
1 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | Deh, vieni alla finestra | Don Giovanni |
2 | Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | O, du mein holder Abendstern | "Wolfram von Eschenbach" |
3 | Georg Friedrich Händel | Acis and Galatea | O ruddier than the cherry | Polypheme |
4 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Le nozze di Figaro | Hai già vinta la causa / Vedrò mentr'io sospiro | Conte |
5 | Richard Strauss | Ariadne auf Naxos | Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen | Harlekin |