Cooper to Offer 'Don Giovanni' Talk

Sean Cooper, a Toledo Opera Camp director and Bowling Green State University professor, will offer a talk on Mozart's recitative settings in "Don Giovanni" at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, as part of BGSU's College of Music Live! series.

Sean Cooper

The live stream from Bryan Recital Hall can be viewed here.

His wife, opera singer Jennifer Goode Cooper, writes: "He's a two time Broadway veteran, working opera singer, a great professor, and an award-winning scholar, can I get a woot woot?"

Cooper's slightly more official biography reads:

A member of the voice faculty at Bowling Green State University, Sean Cooper has performed on the operatic and concert stage in works ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. He appeared as Colline in the original Broadway cast of Baz Luhrmann's "La bohème" as well as in Toledo Opera's Fall 2012 production. Favorite roles include Figaro in "Le nozze di Figaro," Leporello in "Don Giovanni," the Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance," and Sarastro and Der Sprecher in "The Magic Flute." He has performed with Opera Carolina, Opera Memphis, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera North, and Liederkranz Opera, and in concert with the Sacramento Choral Society, the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, and numerous symphony orchestras. Dr. Cooper is also the Co-Director of Toledo Opera’s summer Opera Camp.