Melchior Prize is the big deal

Timothy Mussard has a big voice. So big that he has been awarded the 2009 Prix Lauritz Melchior in Paris this past April for his role as Siegfried in the Richard Wagner opera Gotterdammerung, as recorded with the State Opera of South Australia conducted by Asher Fisch, calling his voice, "a force of nature." He's known as a helden tenor, or "heroic" tenor voice, able to dominate an opera stage full of 137 musicians and singers, not counting two off-stage bands. All without a mic.

Originally from Ohio, Mussard was professor and chair of the voice department at UCLA while performing full-time and traveling the world. He now dedicates himself to his students at Baldwin-Wallace College while enjoying a pleasant walk to work instead of a three-hour 28-mile commute. Mussard performs in recital on Sun 9/13 at 2PM at the Kulas Musical Arts Building, Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front Street, Berea. Come listen to a real hero. Info. http://www.bw.edu/news/mussard and http://www.bw.edu