Direct from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Prescott Fine Arts Association presents Charles Taylor in concert for one night only on Friday, June 29, 2007 at 7:00 pm. 

Award winning baritone Charles Taylor will perform some of his personal favorites from musical theatre, opera and art song.  Invited guest performers include accompanist Jaya Hoy and Mr. James Grandjean, one of Prescott’s most talented rising stars. 

Tickets to Charles Taylor – Direct from the Met are $50 and include a sumptuous dessert reception with Mr. Taylor following the concert.  To purchase tickets or for more information call 928-445-3286 or stop by the Prescott Fine Arts box office at 208 N. Marina Street in Prescott between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Prescott Fine Arts Association is pleased to present this event in collaboration with Iron Springs Opera.  For more information about Iron Springs Opera, please refer to their website www.ironspringsopera.org.  Their mission is to provide unique performances of the highest quality using Arizona artists to establish the arts as a basic part of daily life by educating and entertaining audiences of all ages. Iron Springs Opera is proud to work in association with Showcase Concerts, Inc.

A native of Arizona, Charles Taylor has been praised for the beauty and power of his nascent Verdian voice. He is a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, which he joined at the beginning of the 2002-2003 season after being selected as a winner of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2001. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut that season in the role of the Herald in Otello.

During the 2006/7 season, Charles Taylor has sung Germont in La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera opposite Hei-Kyung Hong and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. He has sung Roucher in Andrea Chenier there opposite Ben Heppner. He made his role debut as Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera with Opera Colorado in a new James Robinson production conducted by David Agler. His season concludes with Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (another role debut) and Tonio in I Pagliacci with Opera Ft. Collins. He will return to the Met in numerous roles in the 2007/8 season as well as making his debut with Minnesota Opera.

Mr. Taylor was a prizewinner at the 2002 Liederkranz Foundation Competition and First Place winner in the 1999 High Plains Singing Competition Senior Division. Mr. Taylor has recently been selected as a recitalist for the Marylin Horne Foundation, and a scholarship recipient for the Wagner Society of New York. 

For more information on Charles Taylor please go to http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=492 .