AVA Alumni

Luke Norvell · tenor

Hometown

Tacoma, Washington

EDUCATION:

The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California

AWARDS:

Giargiari Bel Canto Competition (Audience Choice Award), Young Patronesses of the Opera (1st Prize and Audience Choice), Michael Ballam Vocal Competition (1st Prize and Audience Choice), Opera Index (Emerging Artist Award), Giargiari Competition (2nd Place), The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Southeast Region (Encouragement Award) and Laffont Competition, South Carolina District (Winner).

RECENT ROLES:

Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi (Opera Roanoke), Faust in Faust (The Academy of Vocal Arts), Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost (Utah Festival Opera), Don José in La tragédie de Carmen (MacBeth Concert Series), Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia (AVA), Rodolfo in La bohème (Music Academy of the West), Anatol (cover) in Vanessa (Spoleto Festival USA), Alfredo in La traviata (AVA), Lensky in Eugene Onegin (Music Academy of the West), Fenton in Falstaff (Puget Sound Concert Opera), Lensky in Eugene Onegin (AVA).

Roles at AVA