Eastman Showcase 2007
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Photos © 2007, Los Angeles Opera
Tony and the Tony Winners
Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey (MM ’01) appeared in the recent Los Angeles Opera production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, sharing the stage of LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with two Tony Award-winning Broadway stars, Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald. Critics mostly found Mahagonny heavy-handed and obvious, but their opinions of Griffey’s portrayal of Jimmy MacIntyre, the anti-hero, were unanimous.
The New York Times called him “an impressive young artist with an unusual tenor voice that boasts heroic heft and lyrical sweetness.” The Los Angeles Times called him “brilliant…the perfect Jimmy.” And the TheaterMania.com web site said, “Griffey’s voice is magnificent; he puts his arias across with consummate power and polish, and his characterization of the likable, doomed hero is credible and emphatic.”
It was recently announced that Tony, a pupil of John Maloy (recently named professor emeritus of voice) will also appear in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2007-2008 season, singing the title role in Britten’s Peter Grimes. The March 15, 2008 matinee of this opera will also be shown live in high definition video and sound at movie theaters throughout North America, Europe, and Japan.
For more about Tony’s career, visit www.anthonydeangriffey.com