PATRICK GREENE

Last season, Kansas native Patrick Greene performed the roles of Goro in Madama Butterfly and Raoul de St. Brioche in The Merry Widow for the WGO. His earlier appearances in Wichita include the lead role of Nanki-Poo in The Mikado, Ralph in H.M.S. Pinafore, Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, and the Judge in A Masked Ball. He made his European debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme at the Heidelberg Opera, where he also starred as Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. During the 1999-2000 season Mr. Greene was the resident lyric tenor at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, where he performed numerous roles. His American opera debut was the role of Alfred in Die Fledermaus with Sarasota Opera.