Hailed with “honest” and “transparently clean” singing by the Deseret News, tenor Mitchell Sturges, a Salt Lake City native, lives in Tucson, Arizona, where he is under the tutelage of Dr. Kristin Dauphinais at the University of Arizona. While in Salt Lake, he held professional positions with the Utah Symphony & Utah Opera choruses, Episcopal Church of Saint Paul & the First Presbyterian Church. In Tucson, he holds positions with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Chamber Artists & the First United Methodist Church. Past performances include leading roles in Gianni Schicchi, Il barbiere di Siviglia and Amahl and the Night Visitors, collaborating with the University of Utah Opera Theatre, Paradigm Chamber Orchestra & Salt Lake Symphony. In the summer of 2007, he sang the role of Gherardo in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi & the Sergeant in Donizetti’s Rita in Pesaro, Italy at international music festival La Musica Lirica. He has been a featured soloist throughout Salt Lake performing J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, P.D.Q. Bach’s Oedipus Tex, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Dvořák’s Requiem & Händel’s Messiah. In spring 2010, he was a featured soloist with Utopia Early Music, performing music from 17th century England.
Rapidly becoming known as an important recitalist, Mitchell Sturges is known for his commitment to exploring and performing a vast array of song repertoire, with a special passion for American song. Mr. Sturges has been presented in recital at venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, England, the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake, First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church & the Salt Lake City Library, giving “inspired performances” and leaving audiences “entertained and edified”. In the 2012-2013 season, he will be embarking on an international recital tour, including performances throughout the US, London & Paris.
The 2011-2012 season finds Mr. Sturges portraying Nika Magadoff in Menotti's The Consul & Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with the University of Arizona Opera Theatre, performing Händel’s Messiah with the Southwest Symphony Orchestra (St. George, UT) & Dove of Peace Lutheran Church (Tucson, AZ), and in March 2012, he will be making two recital débuts; in Tucson on St. Philip's-in-the-Hills' Lenten recital series, and in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles City College.
In addition to being a singer, he is the Founder & Artistic Director of the Expositions :: SLC Concert Series, a series of concerts that features young professionals of all genres of music. As well as highlighting these emerging artists, the other main tenet of this series is, with innovating programming, to promote 20th & 21st century works and composers.
Rapidly becoming known as an important recitalist, Mitchell Sturges is known for his commitment to exploring and performing a vast array of song repertoire, with a special passion for American song. Mr. Sturges has been presented in recital at venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, England, the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake, First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church & the Salt Lake City Library, giving “inspired performances” and leaving audiences “entertained and edified”. In the 2012-2013 season, he will be embarking on an international recital tour, including performances throughout the US, London & Paris.
The 2011-2012 season finds Mr. Sturges portraying Nika Magadoff in Menotti's The Consul & Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with the University of Arizona Opera Theatre, performing Händel’s Messiah with the Southwest Symphony Orchestra (St. George, UT) & Dove of Peace Lutheran Church (Tucson, AZ), and in March 2012, he will be making two recital débuts; in Tucson on St. Philip's-in-the-Hills' Lenten recital series, and in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles City College.
In addition to being a singer, he is the Founder & Artistic Director of the Expositions :: SLC Concert Series, a series of concerts that features young professionals of all genres of music. As well as highlighting these emerging artists, the other main tenet of this series is, with innovating programming, to promote 20th & 21st century works and composers.
