A NATIVE OF CALIFORNIA, TENOR MATTHEW LORD IS RECOGNIZED AS A VERSATILE PERFORMING ARTIST WITH A VOICE CAPABLE OF ENCOMPASSING REPERTOIRE FROM THE 18TH CENTURY TO WORKS BY COMPOSERS OF TODAY. HIS STAGE WORK IS CONSISTENTLY PRAISED FOR ITS NATURALNESS, INTENSITY AND COMMITMENT. HIS ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTIONS OF "PETER GRIMES", "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" AND "TURANDOT.
MR. LORD HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN "THE CRUCIBLE (WASHINGTON OPERA), "OF MICE AND MEN" (CLEVELAND OPERA), L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (UTAH OPERA), AND "THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES (PORTLAND OPERA). OTHER COMPANIES WITH WHOM MR. LORD HAS WORKED INCLUDE OPERA THEATER OF SAINT LOUIS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TULSA OPERA, LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO, BERKSHIRE OPERA COMPANY, OPERA DELAWARE, AND DALLAS OPERA. PROLIFIC IN ALL KINDS OF MUSIC, MR. LORD HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" AS PIANGI IN THE HAMBURG, GERMANY PRODUCTION.
LORD'S CONCERT APPEARANCES INCLUDE ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE DETROIT SYMPHONY, THE JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA AND THE SANTA FE SYMPHONY. MR. LORD WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS JUILLIARD OPERA CENTER. IN JANUARY 2004, MR. LORD MADE HIS DEBUT AT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA IN BORIS GODUNOV.
BLAKE DAVIDSON IS AN AWARD WINNING SINGER WHO HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND WHOSE RANGE OF EXPERINCE INCLUDES OPERA, SYMPHONY, ORATORIO, AND MUSICAL THEATER. AS A WINNER OF THE AMERICAN REPERTOIRE AWARD IN THE BELLINI COMPETITION IN RAGUSA, ITALY, HE WAS PRESENTED IN SOLO CONCERTS AT NYU, LINCOLN CENTER, CARNEGIE HALL, AND THE TOKYO OPERA HOUSE. HE HAS SUNG LEADING AND SUPPORTING ROLES WITH THE ANCHORAGE OPERA, THE DALLAS OPERA, AND THE SARASOTA OPERA, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CONCERTS EACH WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY (ON WHOSE CHRISTMAS CD, HE IS THE FEATURED SOLOIST), THE FORT WORTH SYMPHONY, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE SYMPHONY (VA) AND THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA. PERFORMANCES OUTSIDE THE US INCLUDE NEW ZEALAND'S AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA, AND THE FILHARMONICO DE JALISCO (GUADALAJARA, MEXICO).
HE HAS RECORDED WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ON THE DELOS LABEL, AS WELL AS RECORDING THE ROLE OF BOB IN LONE SPRING ARTS' CD OF MENOTTI'S "THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF". HE HAS ALSO PAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING SOPRANO SYLVIA McNAIR IN BOTH ORATORIO AND RECITAL FORMATS.
HIS MUSICAL THEATER EXPERIENCE INCLUDES LEADING AND SUPPORTING ROLES IN "SOUTH PACIFIC", "HELLO, DOLLY!", "JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR", "KISS ME KATE" (LEON RABIN AWARD NOMINEE AS BEST ACTOR), "MAN OF LA MANCHA", AND "EVITA". OFF BROADWAY HE WAS SEEN AT 2nd STAGE, AND EARLY IN HIS CAREER HE TRAVELED THE US AND CANADA AS THE SINGING RINGMASTER FOR THE SHRINE CIRCUS.
GRACE LORD HAS BEEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SINCE SHE WAS BORN. SHE LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR FOUR YEARS STUDYING MUSICAL THEATRE UNDER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS TONY AWARD WINNERS JUDITH IVEY AND VICTORIA CLARK AND EMMY AWARD WINNER ANDRE BRAUGHER. AFTER BEING WITH 3 REDNECK TENORS SINCE IT WAS CREATED, SHE IS THRILLED TO FINALLY BE PERFORMING ONSTAGE WITH THEM. SPECIAL THANKS TO HER FAMILY WHO BROUGHT HER INTO THIS BUSINESS AND HER TEAM AT BROAD TALENT. INSTAGRAM/TIKTOK: @GRACEFULLORDY