|
The American bass, Gil Zilkha, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts (Plan II/Government) degree from University of Texas at Austin (1992-1996); and his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from New York University (1999). He received his Masters in Voice Performance from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. His principal voice teachers were Rose Taylor and Nikita Storojev.
Gil Zilkha enjoys an active singing career in repertoire ranging from early music to new composition, art song to opera, and covering a wide variety of cultural styles. He is equally adept at immersing himself in serious as well as comic roles. In addition to venues throughout the USA, he has performed concert solos in Germany, Austria, Ireland, and Wales.
Based in his Austin, Texas, Gil Zilkha has performed numerous concert and oratorio solos. Some of his favorites include the role of Jesus in the J.S. Bach's Passions, Cantata BWV 82 Ich habe genug, and the bass solo in W.A. Mozart's Requiem. He made his Austin Lyric Opera debut in 2009 as Count Ceprano in Verdi's Rigoletto. With the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin, he has performed the roles of Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore and King Hildebrand in Princess Ida.
Gil Zilkha has performed with such award-winning ensembles as the Oregon Bach Festival Berwick Chorus, Conspirare, Texas Early Music Project (TEMP), and La Follia Austin Baroque. |
