Artist description Moving effortlessly between every genre of American music, Douglas Webster is fast winning acclaim as one of America's most accomplished and versatile singers. He is active on recital, opera and Broadway stages as well as in studio recordings and educational outreach. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska and raised in Colorado, his studies took him to Indiana University, Northwestern University, the Banff Centre (Alberta) and France. Now in the second and final season of touring for Community Concerts, he and his partner, Lincoln Mayorga (www.mp3.com/lincoln) will have logged over one hundred concerts in as many cities across the country. To travel and perform has been a life-long dream for Webster. As a teacher, he has been the artistic director of the Musical Theater Week program in Breckenridge, Colorado for the past two seasons. The program, as conceived and originally funded by Webster, is a venue where young singers can study under the guidance of successfully working Broadway singers. Participants from across the country are selected by personal audition during his concert touring. In between his appearances in Les Miserables (National Tour, Broadway) he was awarded a Concert Artists Guild prize and the Joy In Singing Award for recitalists. In opera, his roles have ranged from the title role in Sousa's El Capitan (Zephyr Records) to the drifter, Top in Copland's The Tender Land (Koch Records). He made his Metropolitan Opera debut singing in a shower on stage (literally). Most recently, he sang the role of "Kurt" the Nazi in the American reading/recording of Michel Legrand's new musical project, L'Amour Fantôme. Douglas Webster's recent orchestral appearances have included Orff's Carmina Burana, Brahms' Requiem and Broadway pops concerts with major orchestras across the country. Formerly with the trio, "BRAVO Broadway!" he now enjoys the company of two of his favorite singing colleagues in a program called,"The Broadway Baritones". This program has received enthusiastic response from audiences across the country. Their CD, "Anything you can do..." is available online at www.BroadwayBaritones.com.

Artist History He made his debut singing the role of the Celebrant in Leonard Bernstein's MASS for the composers' 70th birthday gala at the Tanglewood Festival. Since that time, he has become known as the foremost interpreter of that role having directed and produced the last few productions. His most recent performances of MASS have taken him to Spain and Lithuania. On June 1st, 2000 his hand-picked cast joined him in a concert performance at Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. The following day, he was received by his Holiness, Pope John Paul II. The DVD and CD release of this production will be released in the Fall.

Group Members

Instruments Baritone Voice

Albums The Tender Land, El Capitan, A Disney Spectacular, Flutes, Ecoclassics, The Song Recital - Alive In America, Anything You Can Do...

Press Reviews "He's got it all: The highs, the lows, the 'look' and the croon."-- Leonard Bernstein

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Location New York City, NY - USA

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