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The American baritone, John David Miles, obtained his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha; his Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and his Artist’s Dilpoma from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia (AVA). He has been recognized by the Metropolitan Opera National Council as a Regional Finalist and is a recipient of the Nelson Eddy Foundation Award.
John David Miles began gaining recognition while an Artist in Residence at the Academy of Vocal Arts. Roles at AVA included Count Almaviva in W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly Sid in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring and Tarquinius in B. Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. Know for the power and warmth of his vocal delivery as well as the intensity and naturalness of his dramatic interpretations, he went on to perform with many opera companies including Utah Opera, Opera Memphis, Skylight Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and Opera Philadelphia. Additional roles include Marcello in La Bohème, Papageno in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Top in Copland’s Tender Land which was recorded for broadcast on PBS. He has been singer in Philadelphia Singers, bass-baritone at Philadelphia Symphonic Chorus and Core Bass/Baritone at Opera Philadelphia.
In concert, John David Miles has performed as soloist in the Requiems of W.A. Mozart and Gabriel Fauré, J. Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, George Frideric Handel's Israel in Egypt, and J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232. He has also performed in several Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald tributes. A concert highlight for him was performing Dave Brubeck’s Mass To Hope! A Celebration with D. Brubeck and his famous quartet. He is married to Married to Sheryl Heather Cohen and currently lives in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. |
