John Musto
Since 2004, John Musto has seen the production of four new operas, all with libretti by Mark Campbell. The first, Volpone, was commissioned and presented by Wolf Trap Opera in 2004, and again in a new production in 2007. The recording of this production was nominated for a 2010 GRAMMY award. In November 2007, the drama Later the Same Evening was premiered at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the University of Maryland Opera Theater, the co-commissioners of the work. That opera had its New York premiere in December 2008 at the Manhattan School of Music. The recording of this production is available on Albany records. Later the Same Evening had its third production at The Glimmerglass Festival in July 2011. Bastianello, (paired with William Bolcom’s Lucrezia) was commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), presented in three New York performances and in a second production in the summer of 2008 at the Moab Music Festival in Utah. While the earlier operas had been characterized by their colorful orchestration, the NYFOS work explored the potential of two concert-grand pianos as luxurious and eloquent pit instruments. A recording of Bastianello/Lucrezia is available on Bridge records. The most recent, The Inspector, had its premiere at Wolf Trap Opera in April 2011, and was presented at Boston Lyric Opera in April 2012. The recording of The Inspector has just been released on Wolf Trap records. Musto, amidst all this activity, is at home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife, singer Amy Burton, and their teenage son, Joshua, an avid guitarist.

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Amy Burton
The proud recipient of OPERA America’s first Artist Advocate Award, Amy Burton has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, The Dallas Opera, Washington National Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, L’Opéra de Nice, Scottish Opera and Wexford Festival; and in Barcelona, Rome, Paris, Japan and Israel, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and the White House.   Voice Faculty at Mannes, CUNY Graduate Center, Songfest at Colburn in Los Angeles. She lives in New York with her husband, composer/pianist John Musto, and their son, Joshua. http://www.amyburton.com

John Musto
Since 2004, John Musto has seen the production of four new operas, all with libretti by Mark Campbell. The first, Volpone, was commissioned and presented by Wolf Trap Opera in 2004, and again in a new production in 2007. The recording of this production was nominated for a 2010 GRAMMY award. In November 2007, the drama Later the Same Evening was premiered at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the University of Maryland Opera Theater, the co-commissioners of the work. That opera had its New York premiere in December 2008 at the Manhattan School of Music. The recording of this production is available on Albany records. Later the Same Evening had its third production at The Glimmerglass Festival in July 2011. Bastianello, (paired with William Bolcom’s Lucrezia) was commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), presented in three New York performances and in a second production in the summer of 2008 at the Moab Music Festival in Utah. While the earlier operas had been characterized by their colorful orchestration, the NYFOS work explored the potential of two concert-grand pianos as luxurious and eloquent pit instruments. A recording of Bastianello/Lucrezia is available on Bridge records. The most recent, The Inspector, had its premiere at Wolf Trap Opera in April 2011, and was presented at Boston Lyric Opera in April 2012. The recording of The Inspector has just been released on Wolf Trap records. Musto, amidst all this activity, is at home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife, singer Amy Burton, and their teenage son, Joshua, an avid guitarist.