Rodrick Dixon

In 2011, tenor Rodrick Dixon appeared at the Ravinia Festival, the May Festival, the Cincinnati Symphony presentation of Classical Roots and Pops, the premiere of the PBS Special Hallelujah Broadway, and made his debut as the Duke in Cincinnati Opera's production of Rigoletto. In 2010, he had three major recording and film releases: Arthaus Musik DVD/DVD Blu-ray Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg (Conlon, LA Opera); Albany Records CD Recorded Music of the African Diaspora, and EMI/Manhattan Records DVD/CD release of the PBS Special Hallelujah Broadway filmed live in Prague. He made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut in the title role of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and directed by Peter Sellars, and repeated the production at the Sydney Arts Festival in Australia. He has appeared with opera companies throughout the U.S. including Michigan Opera Theatre. Mr. Dixon has concertized with soprano Alfreda Burke throughout Umbria in Italy, the U.S. and Barbados. His recent PBS specials include the Washington Opera Gala at Constitution Hall and the Mark Twain Awards honoring Whoopi Goldberg at the Kennedy Center. Annually, Mr. Dixon has performed concerts of Too Hot To Handel at the Detroit Opera House and at Auditorium Theatre under the baton of Suzanne Acton. Visit www.pinnaclearts.com.