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A highlight of Mr. Rawls 2010 - 2011 season
included his debut with The Metropolitan Opera as Manrico during Act II
of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, where he stepped in at the last minute for an
ailing Marcelo Alverez. Additional performances during the season
include his portraying Calaf in Turandot with Arizona Opera and
Pensacola Opera, San-Lui in Leoni’s L’Oracolo, Roberto in Le Ville and
Apollo in Daphne with Oper Frankfurt, and the title role in Andrea
Chenier for a return engagement with the Bregenzer Festpiele. As Calaf
with Arizon Opera, Concertonet.com reported “On a perfect night,
Turandot is a competition between the three leads to steal the show.
Last night, the winner was unquestionably the Calaf of Arnold Rawls. The
singer has all the prerequisite for the part, signing a quasi perfect
"Nessun dorma" that brings the house to their feet. His heroic voice is
in glorious condition, the timbre is pleasing, the high register
stunningly easy, powerful, with ringing authority. Rawls could
definitely sing this part on the world's most prestigious stages.” In
addition, he returns to Oklahoma Baptist University for a recital
engagement. Future seasons include Foresto in Attila, Bacchus in Ariadne
auf Naxos and Walther in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with the Seattle
Opera, the title role of Andrea Chenier with the Bregenzer Festpiele,
Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos and Hagenbach in Le Wally with Theater St.
Gallen, Radamès in Aida with Vancouver Opera and Arizona Opera, Calaf in
Turandot with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, among others.
During the 2009 - 2010 season Mr. Rawls sang Radamès in Aida with the Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria, Manrico in Il Trovatore with the Seattle Opera, and Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Indianapolis Opera where he “communicated his love for Ariadne with a sensual voice rich in timbre and an emotional quality in his acting which effectively rang true.” (Examiner) In addition, he portrayed Turiddu and Canio in Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci with the Pensacola Opera, and Erik in Der fliegende Holländer with the Madison Opera. He also joined the Las Vegas Philharmonic in a Gala concert. During the 2008 – 2009 season he joined the Indianapolis Opera as Manrico in Il Trovatore, Lyric Opera of Chicago as Canio in Pagliacci and the Madison Opera as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. He sang Verdi’s Requiem with the Madison Symphony, Oberlin Conservatory, the Washington Chorus at the Kennedy Center, and with the Concert-Chor Concordia/Koncertchor Flensbur/Neue Philharmonie Westfalen at the Köln Philharmonie and performed a recital at Florida Gulf Coast University. During the 2007 - 2008 season Mr. Rawls sang Radamès in Aida with Opera Omaha and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Cavaradossi in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera with the Des Moines Metro Opera, and Sam in Susannah with Opera Pacific where his performance was hailed by The Orange County Register for “his clean power, strong diction and dramatic focus.” In addition, he covered the role of Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut with The Metropolitan Opera. In addition to performing several solo recitals throughout the United States, he was heard in concert in the role of San-Lui in Franco Leoni’s L’Oracolo with the Teatro Grattacielo at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, participated in a gala concert with the Abilene Symphony, and sang Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Southwest Florida Symphony. During the 2006 – 2007 season Mr. Rawls portrayed Radamès in Aida for his debut with the Florida Grand Opera, which was their first production in their new theater, and sang the leading role of Standing Bear in the World Premiere of Anthony Davis’ Wakonda’s Dream with Opera Omaha. He portrayed Manrico in Il Trovatore at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria, sang Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana with Granite State Opera, and also covered the role of Calaf in Turandot with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Concert performances during the season included the role of Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Bridgeport Symphony under Gustav Meier, and a Gala concert with Opera Omaha. He is a recent recipient of a major grant from the Olga Forrai Foundation. In past seasons Mr. Rawls sang Manrico in Il Trovatore with Teatro Lirico, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with the Granite State Opera, Calaf in Turandot with Opera Omaha, Nevada Opera and Mobile Opera, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus with the Nashville Opera. He also portrayed Don Jose in Carmen with the Madison Opera and the Dona Ana Lyric Opera in New Mexico, the Duke in Rigoletto with Teatro Lirico, and Canio in Pagliacci with the Opera Theatre of Highland Park. He covered the roles of Calaf in Turandot with the Santa Fe Opera and the role of Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In concert he sang the roles of Radamès and Calaf both with the Arkansas Symphony, participated in Gala concerts with Opera Omaha and the Mobile Opera, and offered a vocal recital tour featuring tenor, harp and horn. Additional career highlights include Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West with the Utah Festival Opera, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Arizona Opera, and Calaf in Turandot with the Des Moines Metro Opera, Pensacola Opera, and Opera Southwest. He sang Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana with the Pine Mountain Music Festival, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Opera Southwest and Opera Theatre of Highland Park, Manrico in Il Trovatore with Opera Southwest, and Alfredo in La Traviata with the Natchez Opera Festival. In concert he has sung Manrico in Il Trovatore with the Elmhurst Symphony, Don Jose in Carmen with the DuPage Symphony, and Calaf in Turandot with the Beloit Janesville Symphony. He was a soloist for Verdi’s Requiem with both the Lake Charles Symphony and Southwest Missouri State University, and for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in San Ramon, California and in St. Charles, Illinois. His concert repertoire also includes Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Handel's Messiah, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Schumann's Requiem, and Puccini's Messa di Gloria. Mr. Rawls is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the University of Oklahoma where he earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts. He has served as Artist in Residence/Professor at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for thirteen years. He and his wife Julie Rawls, Ph.D have two children, Graham and Madison and currently reside in Oklahoma City.
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