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Trinity Lyric Opera

Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status: Current

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Web Address:	http://www.trinitylyricopera.org/
Year Estab:	2004
Mission:	Trinity Lyric Opera is adding a new dimension of meaning to the term "innovation " for East Bay audiences and beyond, on four different levels. Through innovation, TLO seeks to heighten the cultural awareness of area-wide audiences by presenting works neglected in our area by other companies. Trinity Lyric Opera was the first to bring Vaughan Williams' opera The Pilgrim's Progress " to U.S. West Coast audiences in 2006, and to great critical acclaim. We plan to seek out, aggressively, staff and cast members to continue in this innovative tradition with Aaron Copland's "The Tender Land " in 2007, and in years to come, to continue to stage other undeservedly under-performed gems of the repertoire. Drinking deeply from the well of masterpieces old and new, and from the wonderful artistic talent our area offers, we seek to become a rallying point for artistic and creative innovation second to none. Stepping out into the realm of the new and unexplored is what innovation is all about; innovation defines Trinity Lyric Opera. "

Type of Music:		Type of Chorus:	Opera/Theater
Rehearse City:	Castro Valley
Region:	Alameda County West

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Mailing Address:	PO Box 20271, Castro Valley, 94546
Phone:	510-582-7274
Email:	info@trinitylyricopera.org

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History:	Alan Thayer, President Alan founded Trinity Lyric Opera in 2004 with a view to providing greater performance opportunities in the greater Bay Area for audiences and performers alike. He holds a double B.A. in Theatre Arts and French from the University of the Pacific and an M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. As an oboist and English horn player, he has appeared with numerous orchestras throughout the Bay Area and has sung with the Oakland Symphony Chorus. He spent a summer as an intern with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where he was introduced to vocal coach Richard Wagner. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Hayward Youth Symphony. His passion for opera includes vocal training with Mr. Wagner and Camille Mauranne in France. Alan has also received training in classical Ballet, and has studied with several recognized teachers, and has performed with the San Joaquin Concert Ballet, for which he also choreographed "The Planets " by Gustav Holst. He also appeared as Principal Dancer in a new setting of "Simple Symphony " by area choreographer Robert Ronan, and danced the role of the Burgermeister in a National Dance School Festival production of "Coppelia " in Saint-Quentin, France, partnering the former Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo star Solange Golovine. More recently, Alan hosted the long-running "Sacred Concert Hall " program on national network radio, a position he held for ten years. He has traveled extensively throughout Canada, Europe and Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, and has attended opera performances in many of the major European opera houses. He has also served as a free-lance conference interpreter, having interpreted for specialized agencies of the U.N. and NATO, and numerous multinational corporations and organizations across the Country.

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Alan Thayer, President Alan founded Trinity Lyric Opera in 2004 with a view to providing greater performance opportunities in the greater Bay Area for audiences and performers alike. He holds a double B.A. in Theatre Arts and French from the University of the Pacific and an M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. As an oboist and English horn player, he has appeared with numerous orchestras throughout the Bay Area and has sung with the Oakland Symphony Chorus. He spent a summer as an intern with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where he was introduced to vocal coach Richard Wagner. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Hayward Youth Symphony. His passion for opera includes vocal training with Mr. Wagner and Camille Mauranne in France. Alan has also received training in classical Ballet, and has studied with several recognized teachers, and has performed with the San Joaquin Concert Ballet, for which he also choreographed "The Planets " by Gustav Holst. He also appeared as Principal Dancer in a new setting of "Simple Symphony " by area choreographer Robert Ronan, and danced the role of the Burgermeister in a National Dance School Festival production of "Coppelia " in Saint-Quentin, France, partnering the former Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo star Solange Golovine. More recently, Alan hosted the long-running "Sacred Concert Hall " program on national network radio, a position he held for ten years. He has traveled extensively throughout Canada, Europe and Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, and has attended opera performances in many of the major European opera houses. He has also served as a free-lance conference interpreter, having interpreted for specialized agencies of the U.N. and NATO, and numerous multinational corporations and organizations across the Country.

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