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Rodney Gilfry

Rodney Gilfry

Actor · Born 1959-03-11 · Covina, California, USA

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Biography

Rodney Gilfry is a leading American operatic baritone. After launching his career at Frankfurt Opera in 1987, Gilfry quickly established a reputation for stylish singing and acting. A renowned Mozart specialist, he has given acclaimed performances as Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva, Guglielmo, and Papageno, and is also known for his work in roles from the standard baritone repertoire (Pelléas, Valentin, Orestes, Belcore, Billy Budd). Rod Gilfry was born 11 March 1959 in Covina, California, and grew up in West Covina and Claremont. He received a bachelor's degree in music education from Cal State Fullerton and a master's degree in voice from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. He studied at the Music Academy of the West with Martial Singher with whom he also studied privately for six years. In 1999 he sought further refinement of his technique and studied in Manhattan with Armen Boyajian, teacher of Samuel Ramey and Gerald Finley. Gilfry made his opera debut as a comprimario in Otello at Los Angeles Opera in 1986. After seven years as a principal baritone at Frankfurt Opera and Zurich Opera, he returned to the U.S. and originated roles at major hous…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Così fan tutte (1992) — Guglielmo
  2. The Marriage of Figaro (1993) — El conde de Almaviva
  3. The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017) — Alberto Roc
  4. Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House) (2001) — Don Giovanni
  5. The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet (2022) — Claudius
  6. The Merry Widow (2005) — Count Danilo Danilovitch
  7. Alfano - Cyrano de Bergerac (2007) — De Guiche
  8. Iphigénie en Tauride (2001) — Oreste
  9. Saint François d'Assise (2009) — Saint François
  10. Pelléas et Mélisande (2004) — Pelléas
  11. Maw: Sophie's Choice (2010) — Nathan
  12. Glyndebourne: Hamlet (2018) — Claudius
  13. A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere (1998) — Stanley Kowalski
  14. Così fan tutte (2016) — Don Alfonso
  15. Le Nozze di Figaro (1996) — Il Conte di Almaviva
  16. Aeschbacher (2001) — Self
  17. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self