American bass David Pittsinger is renowned as a stage performer of the greatest distinction, appearing in the world’s major opera houses. His Escamillo has been heard at festivals in Montpellier, Santa Fe and Denver. He has received Artist of the Year awards for his portrayals of Boito’s Mefistofele, Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust at the Pittsburgh Opera, and for Zoroastro in Handel’s Orlando, and Figaro in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro for New York City Opera. He has also sung Count Almaviva for L.A. Opera under the direction of Kent Nagano, and Count Des Grieux in Manon conducted by Placido Domingo. He has performed at the festivals of Salzburg, Dresden, Macerata, Tanglewood, and Santa Fe, and his other notable orchest...