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Harry Musselwhite, Bass
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About Harry Musselwhite
Bass Harry Musselwhite has been praised for performances on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition, Harry Musselwhite was selected as 2003-2004 Artist of the Year for the Rome, Georgia, Area Council for the Arts.
Active in the worlds of solo performance, stage direction, and conducting, Musselwhite is also the creative director of The Rome International Film Festival and Curator for the Santa Fe Film Festival.
January 2007 brought solo performances with the Berry College Bach Festival under the baton of David Long, Director of the Chattanooga Bach Choir. In early 2006, Musselwhite performed the leading role of Sarastro in Asheville Lyric Opera's production of Die Zauberflote. April of 2006 brought multiple performances of Dr. Dulcamara in Seven Hills Opera's production of The Elixir of Love.
February 2005 brought performances in a recreation of a vintage John PHillip Soursa Concert with the North Georgia Winds in solos from Pirates of Penzance and Abducton from the Seraglio. Harry Musselwhite was the featured soloist with The Virtuosi of London in Spring 2004 in London performances of Brahms' Requiem. In Fall of 2004, he sang the role of Caspar in the Forest Glenn Scene from Weber's Die Freischutz with the Valdosta Symphony (.."dynamic vocal performance"). December 2004 brought a return to North Georgia Winds in a concert performance as The Grinch in "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas".
The 2003-2004 season brought new performance opportunites for the acclaimed bass. In
December 2003 he returned for his second appearance with the North Georgia Winds
under the direction of conductor Sam Baltzer. Musselwhite returned to Chattanooga Opera in early March of 2004, singing the role of the Sacristan in Puccini's Tosca. Musselwhite expanded his activities in late spring of 2003, directing the Berry College Singers in Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. In October 2003 he directed the Berry College Theatre Department production of Brigadoon and has gone on to subsequently direct Fiddler on the Roof for the company.
The 2002 season began with Musselwhite stepping in for the ailing legend William Warfield on five hours notice to perform selections from Copland's "Old American Songs", "Old Man River", and narrating Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait". Later in the Winter, Musselwhite appeared in concert with the Roman Festival Brass in a critically acclaimed concert as narrator. Appearing with the North Georgia Winds and Festival Chorus, he sang the title role in the coronation scene as Boris Godunov. In late Spring, Musselwhite created the role of Captain Thomas Berry in the world premier of "Martha!", celebrating Berry College's 100th anniversary. In July 2002 he returned to England for bass solos in Puccini's "Gloria" with the Wells Cathedral Festival. Festival presenter Anthony Goodchild proclaimed, "Harry Musselwhite has established a major international career with his singing at the 2002 Festival."
October 2002 brought bass solos in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Rome Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Phillip Rice.
The 2000-2001 season featured him as Dr. Grenvil in Verdi's La Traviata with the Chattanooga Opera, Sparafucile in Verdi's Rigoletto with American Bel Canto Opera, and The Police Sergeant in The Pirates of Penzance with Chattanooga Opera. He appeared in London in May of 2001 for bass solos in Dvorak's Te Deum with the Virtuoso of London. Summer 2001 brought recitals with promising soprano Carolyn Eberhardt with the St. Peter's Summer Concert Series in Rome, Georgia. In July, he offered a solo recital (his second invitation) at historic St. James's at Piccadilly in London. During the summer of 2000, he performed as soloist in the world premier of distinguished British composer Malcolm Archer's "Three Psalm Settings" at Britain's historic Wells Cathedral with the Virtuosi of London under the baton of American conductor John Haberlen.
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Recent Performances
Harry Musselwhite has performed in three seasons with the Augusta Opera (Carmen, Bartered Bride, and H.M.S. Pinafore), The St. Louis Muny Opera, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, The Marc Blitztein Opera Company, The Southeastern Savoyards, Theatre West Virginia (over sixty performances) and others. In 1980 Harry Musselwhite was an apprentice artist with the Santa Fe Opera, making his mainstage debut there in Verdi's "La Traviata".
He made his British recital debut with concerts at St. James's at Piccadilly in London and The Holborne Museum in Bath. His recent oratorio work has included Bach's Magnificat at Wells Cathedral and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass with the Uxbridge Choral Society in London. He has performed with the Rome Symphony Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony, Gainesville Symphony, Valdosta Symphony, and in oratorio throughout the United States. He was a student of the late legendary Metropolitan Opera Soprano Margaret Harshaw for over a decade. Harry Musselwhite is a graduate of the famed music school at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and he distinguished himself in its renowned opera program in leading and supporting roles.
What the critics have proclaimed:
"The audience loved Harry Musselwhite's comical Sacristan and kept an eye on him as he putzed around the stage." - Tom Power, Chattanooga Free Press
"Mr. Musselwhite presented a programme that showed the wonderful versatility of his voice. His audience contact was immediate and total. Here is a voice not to be missed!" - Anthony Goodchild, Director of Concerts, St. James's at Piccadilly, London
"The audience loved Harry Musselwhite as the Sacristan."
The Chattanooga Times
"Audience favorite Harry Musselwhite...."
The Chattanooga Times
"Mr. Musselwhite turned on his basso profundo voice, backed by the orchestra for perhaps the evening's most enjoyable moments...the powerful combination definitely brought a few chills up the spine." - The Gainesville Times
"....involved a husband twice her age, Clem, portrayed by the full-voiced Harry Musselwhite."
Opera Magazine, London
(world premier of Karla by Leonard Lehrman)
Harry Musselwhite's professional operatic repertory includes:
Sarastro: Die Zauberflote
Sparafucile: Rigoletto
Monterone: Rigoletto
Sam: Un Ballo in Maschera
Dr. Grenvil: La Traviata
The Sacristan: Tosca
Simone: Gianni Schicchi
Elder Ott: Susannah
Zuniga: Carmen
The Mikado: The Mikado
Dick Deadeye: H.M.S. Pinafore
Judge: Trial By Jury
Police Sgt.: The Pirates of Penzance
Pirate King: The Pirates of Penzance
D. Pasquale: Don Pasquale
Dulcamara: L'Elisir d'Amore
Balthazar: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Micha: The Bartered Bride
Concert Repertory:
Messiah
The Creation
Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
Puccini Gloria
Dvorak Te Deum
Bach Christmas Oratorio
Bach Magnificat
Bruckner Te Deum
Faure Requiem
Mozart Requiem
Brahms Requiem
Mozart Per Questa Bella Mano
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Beethoven Ninth Symphony
Verdi Requiem
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How To Contact Me
muselwhite@aol.com
hmusselwhite@berry.edu
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