As a theoretical physicist (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), I have a unique musical background. Although I played classical guitar most of his life, my vocal training only began in 2015 with Prof. Cynthia Coleman at Illinois. I met her at a rehearsal of Armide and she suggested I audition although I had
never sung before. After Cynthia retired, I continued with Rebecca Wilson and I now study with Kenneth Overton (New York) and Michael Preacely (Kentucky). I have had a number of operatic performances including Commendatore (Don Giovanni) and Alcindoro (La Boheme) both in 2018 at the Lyric Opera of
UIUC. During the summer of 2022 at the Bayview Music Festival in Petoskey, Michigan, I played Colline in La Boheme. In vocal competitions, I placed first in the NATS auditions in 2020 and 2024, second place in the American prize in Vocal Performance, Opera Division in 2022 and honorable mention in the Alexander Buono Vocal Competition, 2023. My voice works best with fast diction repertoire such as in the arias of Osmin and Don Basilio. Other dream roles would be Blitch, Fiesco, Banco and King Filippo.