Chiarina presents a recipe-inspired commission and world premiere by composer Carlos Simon for baritone and piano trio. Works by American composers H. Leslie Adams and Theofanidis complement Dvořák’s festive “Dumky” trio.
Carl DuPont is an artist, innovator and educator dedicated to Transformational Inclusion in the arts and Care of the Professional Voice. He has held center stage in performances at The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Carolina, First Coast Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Saratoga, Sarasota Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, El Palacio de Bellas Artes, Opera Company of Brooklyn, The In Series, Carnegie Hall and Leipzig Opera. He has been invited to present research and recitals in Salzburg, Rome, Stockholm, New York, Portland, and Miami. This season Carl returned to Opera Columbus as Hawkins Fuller in a production of Fellow Travelers after previously appearing there in productions of The Barber of Seville as Don Basilio and Don Giovanni as Leporello. He also recently debuted with Bach in Baltimore in the title role of Elijah.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Miami, Carl currently serves as a voice professor at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University where he has developed a course on art song by African American composers, co-chairs the Culturally Inclusive Task Force, and serves on the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. He also creates and leads dynamic workshops in the private and public sector as a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business Executive Education team. His articles can be found in The Laryngoscope and Voice and Speech Review and he can be heard on the world premiere recording of the Caldara Mass in A Major, The Death of Webern, and his solo album of art songs by Black composers entitled The Reaction.
As CEO/founder of DuPont Consulting, LLC, he leverages his research, expertise, and compassion to design and implement strategic initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion. This includes training, programming, and talent acquisition within academic and performing arts institutions.
Chiarina presents a recipe-inspired commission and world premiere by composer Carlos Simon for baritone and piano trio. Works by American composers H. Leslie Adams and Theofanidis complement Dvořák’s festive “Dumky” trio.