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STEVEN GATHMAN, PIANIST, CONDUCTOR, VOCAL COACH
Steven Gathman serves as Chorus Master and Head of Music Staff for The Washington National Opera, a post he has held since 1977. Before that, he served as Music Administrator and Assistant Chorus Master for the company. An integral member of The Washington National Opera staff, he has prepared the chorus for over 70 productions and has conducted performances of Don Giovanni, Abduction from the Seraglio, Tosca, Il barbiere di Sevilla, La Clemenza di Tito, Die Walküre, and Der flieglinde Holländer. Of his performance of Il barbiere de Sevilla, the critic for OPERA magazine wrote: "The conductor, Steven Gathman, the company's chorus master, made a cheerful frame for an enthusiastic cast." The Washington Post critic , writing of La Clemenza di Tito, said "The supple, detailed performance was conducted by Steven Gathman." In 1998, the Washington National Opera Chorus and soloists performed at the White House for a state dinner honoring the Italian Prime Minister. Gathman has also appeared on stage and in the subsequent PBS broadcast as Monsieur Gobin in the Washington National Opera's production of La Rondine. During the 2007-08 season, Gathman served on the music staff at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as the prompter for their new production of Verdi's Macbeth. He has appeared in concert as soloist, chamber musician and conductor at the Kennedy Center (Millenium Stage), at Orchestra Hall in Chicago as well as on the Dame Myra Hess Series and the Continental Bank Series and on WFMT-FM Radio in that city. He has also performed at the Canadian Embassy here in Washington. In addition to his work with The Washington National Opera and at the Met, Gathman has served on the music staffs of the Festival dei due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy and at Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Pacific and the Greater Buffalo Opera. He has also taught in the Opera Department at the University of Maryland and has been a guest coach at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadephia. Gathman holds a B Mus degree in Piano Performance from DePaul University in Chicago and a DMA in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan. © Lois Howard & Associates
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