Michael Devlin (musician)

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Michael Devlin (born November 26, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois) is an opera singer who is internationally known as a bass-baritone.

[edit] Background

A protégé of the late Norman Treigle, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1978 as Escamillo in Carmen. His other performances at this venue include Hänsel und Gretel (as Peter), Les contes d'Hoffmann (as the Villains, opposite Plácido Domingo), Die Fledermaus (as Dr Falke), Bluebeard's Castle (with Jessye Norman), Salome (as Jokanaan), Samson et Dalila (as Abimélech), Faust, and Wozzeck (as the Doctor). He has also often appeared at the New York City Opera, as well as with companies in New Orleans (where his career began), Chicago, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Verona, Madrid, London (Salome at Covent Garden), Paris, etc.

Mr Devlin has sung Don Giovanni in diverse places around the world — from Prague to San Diego, as well as at several venues in Germany including Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg. His debut with the San Francisco Opera was as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande. He also performed in Œdipus rex with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Carmen with the Los Angeles Music Center.

[edit] Videography

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (Blegen, von Stade; Fulton, Merrill/Donnell, 1982) [live]
Meyerbeer: L'africaine (Verrett, Domingo, Díaz; Arena, Mansouri, 1988) [live]
Strauss: Salome (Ewing, Knight, Riegel; Downes, Hall, 1992) [live]