# Erik Earl Larson

Music · Inducted 2020 · Evansville High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame

Source: https://evansvillefineartshof.org/inductees/erik-earl-larson

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## High School Achievements

- 4 year varsity letter winner in music (choir and state solo/ensemble accomplishments)
- EHS Spring Musicals: Chip, *Beauty and the Beast* (2007); Ensemble, *Annie Get Your Gun* (2008); Grandpa Joe, *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2009)
- Madison Opera's chorus in Spring of 2010 for production of *Der Fliegende Holländer*
- Spring 2010, performed 45 minute solo vocal program (with selections in English, Italian, French, and German) with Cathy Nevel as collaborative pianist

## After High School

- Training programs at Des Moines Metro Opera, Boston University Opera Institute, Music Academy of the West; Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, UW–Madison

## Professional Achievements

- The Dallas Opera as Marullo in *Rigoletto*; Virginia Opera as Figaro in *Le nozze di Figaro*; Carnegie Hall baritone soloist in Mark Hayes' *Gloria*; Atlanta Opera for Escamillo (cover) in *Carmen*; Carnegie Hall baritone soloist in Michael Glasgow's *Gloria*
- Future engagements include: The Dallas Opera as Jean-Dominique Bauby (cover) in Joby Talbot's *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly*; Count Paris in *Roméo et Juliette*; Marcello in *La bohème* with Painted Sky Opera
- Recognition in competitions including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, and the Giulio Gari Foundation