Carter
Houston
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Set in the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood film, this all-new production explores the power dynamic of the sexes through innovative direction by Mo Zhou, conducted by Christian Reif.
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Chorus
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Recent Highlights
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Conducted by Bernard McDonald and Directed by James Marvel
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I’m thrilled to invite you to a recital of American Art Song on Sunday, June 22 at 4:00 PM, presented as part of the Luther Memorial Concert Series. I’ll be joined by the wonderful Dr. Sarah Kahl on piano.
This program celebrates some of the rich diversity of American music, featuring works by composers such as H.T. Burleigh, Bruce Trinkley, and Dave Ragland. You'll hear a wide variety of styles including folk songs, spirituals, classical art songs, and songs from the Great American Songbook—all in English and all highlighting the unique voices of American composers.
The event will be free, and donations will be gratefully accepted in person or via GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/936e5932). Contributions will help cover pianist fees for the recital and support my upcoming participation in the Music Academy of the West.
The recital will be livestreamed, and a link will be posted on this page prior to the performance.
I hope to see you there, either in person or online!
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Soloist
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Competitor
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English/Spanish Outreach Opera with music from the Zarzuela Repertoire.
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Zookeeper/Grizzly Bear
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https://www.tallahasseearts.org/event/spring-opera-the-cunning-little-vixen/
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On September, 27th, Houston will be singing Masetto in a concert performance of Don Giovanni with the University Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Bernard McDonald. Ryan Speedo Green will be singing Don Giovanni, Derek Hale as Leporello, Caitlin Ecuyer as Donna Anna, Dawson Franzino as Donna Elvira, Anna Low as Zerlina, and Adam Henning as Don Ottavio.
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Performer
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Penn State's English production of Dialogues of the Carmelites will be March 16-18 under the direction of Stage Director Scott Skiba, Musical Director Blair Salter, and Artistic Director Ted Christopher.
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Jailer/ Officer, Marquis de la Force
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Blair Salter
Music Director
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Tomás García
Assistant Conductor
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Rachel Flicker
Piano
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I will be performing in the Coffee Cantata with Penn State Baroque Ensemble on 3/27/23 with Erica Harvey as Lieschen, Nic Stark as the Narrator, and Tomás Garcia conducting.
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Schlendrian
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I will be performing my senior degree recital with pianist Ann Deighton on April 15th, 2023. Composers represented will include John Musto, Maurice Ravel and Franz Schubert.
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Baritone
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I will be singing "Those Winter Sundays" from America 1968 for a Masterclass with composer, Tom Cipullo. Dr. Blair Salter will be playing piano. This Masterclass is part of a Penn State Residency sponsored by the Penn State Voice Area and SNATS.
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Baritone
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I will be performing Jody Goodhart's "Solitary Star" for Chamber Ensemble on two student recitals in Spring 2023.
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Soloist
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Carter will be singing Bartolo in this production of il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. This performance will be Music Directed by Bernard McDonald and directed by Matthew Lata.
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Bartolo
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Carter Houston Performed as Figaro in Penn State Opera's production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. This production was directed by Ted Christopher and music directed by Blair Salter.
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Figaro
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Performed in Vocal Quartet celebrating the Garbrick Brothers. https://arts.psu.edu/news/amusement-premieres-in-centre-hall/
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Baritone
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Carter Houston and pianist, Ann Deighton performed Franz Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin on October 22nd, 2022.
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Soloist
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I will be performing as Leoporello in the Act II Sextet of Mozart's Don Giovanni and covering the Act I Quintet of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte as Papageno. The gala will be performed by members of Penn State Opera Theatre and the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra. This production will be prepared by opera coach Blair Salter, philharmonic conductor Gerardo Edelstein, and artistic director Ted Christopher. Livestream link: https://musicmedia.psu.edu/livestream/.
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Leoporello/Papageno
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Tomás García
Conductor and banjo
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Santiago Jolly
Conductor
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Biography
Carter Michael Houston is a rising baritone from Erie, Pennsylvania. This summer, he is engaged to be a studio artist in the Lehrer Music Institute at the Music Academy of the West. Recent operatic performances include Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (Florida State Opera), Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Florida State Opera), and the Marquis in Dialogues of the Carmelites (Penn State Opera). He has also performed in opera galas with orchestra, opera outreach, FSU’s Early Music Ensemble, and multiple scenes programs. Houston was recently a finalist in the 2025 Madame Rose Palmai – Tenser Vocal Scholarship Competition, a winner of the 2023 Beaulieu Competition, and winner of the 2022 Brewster Scholarship Competition. Off the operatic stage, Houston enjoys teaching private voice lessons, playing keyboard and percussion for community theatre productions, and walking his four dogs.
Houston received his Master’s Degree in Voice Performance with a graduate teaching assistantship at Florida State University under the tutelage of Professor David Okerlund. He received his Bachelor of Music from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University.
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