BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – On Friday, Dec. 31, alumnus Kyle Pfortmiller ’92 will make his debut performance at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. Pfortmiller will sing the role of Marquis d’Obigny in Verdi’s La Traviata with world-renowned soprano Maria Poplavskaya and tenor Matthew Polenzani. The show will run from Friday, Dec. 31 to Saturday, Jan. 29. A live radio broadcast will take place on Saturday, Jan. 15 from 12:00-2:50 p.m. central standard time.
Pfortmiller will also perform the role of the servant in Strauss’ Capriccio alongside Grammy award-winning soprano Renee Fleming, who will play the role of the Countess. The performance will debut on March 28, 2011 at The Met and will run until April 23, 2011. A live radio broadcast of the show will take place on Saturday, April 23 from 12:00-2:45 p.m. central standard time.
While at Illinois Wesleyan, Pfortmiller studied with Professor of Music Linda Farquharson and received a bachelor of music degree. He performed several roles in IWU productions, including Top in Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land, a king in Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and the wolf in Cesar Cui’s Little Red Riding Hood.