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Department of Music
David Mannell
 David
B. Mannell, a native of Kansas, received his BME from
Emporia State Universtiy. Mr. Mannell has appeared in leading roles
with Central City Opera, University of Illinois, Inspiration Point
Fine Arts Colony, Emporia State University, Augusta Opera, Muddy
River Opera Company and Indianapolis Opera Company. The summers
of 1993 and 1994 he spent in Italy with the Rome Festival Opera
singing Tamino in Mozartäs The Magic Flute and Don Ottavio in Don
Giovanni also by Mozart. He has performed leading roles in over
twenty different operas and musicals.
Mr. Mannell is a former Director of Music for the Madison school
district in Madison, Kansas. He was with the school system for seven
years teaching Kdg. - 12th grade vocal music.
Mr. Mannell has received the following awards: Bel Canto Foundation
Winner, The Opera Guild of San Antonio Finalist, Marguerite McCammon
Award for Vocal Excellence, The Peggy Fisher Award for Promising
Young Singer, Finalist for Metropolitan Opera District Regional
Auditions, First Place in NATS, Semi- finalist in the Philadelphia/Luciano
Pavarotti International Voice Competition and Master Teacher Nominee
for Kansas .
Mr. Mannell has been an Artist in Residence with Opera Omaha,
Wildwood Opera, Little Rock Arkansas and Indianapolis Opera Company.
He appeared with the Classical Music Festival as Tenor Soloist in
Eisenstadt, Austria. In the fall of 1991 Mr. Mannell studied with
Maestro Arrigo Pola in Modena, Italy. Maestro Pola is the former
teacher of tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Mr. Mannell is also a student
of Mr. John Wustman, University of Illinois, and Mrs. Shirley Moore,
Emporia, Kansas.
He has been guest soloist with the Northwest Indiana Symphony
in Benjamin Britten's Serenade and at the University of Illinois'
100th anniversary of the music department in Beethovenäs Ninth Symphony.
He currently directs the Educational Shows for the Indianapolis
Opera Company. He toured with Mr. John Wustman on his Schubert Concert
series and was one of the soloist on the final Schubert concert
with Mr. Wustman. He resides in Indianapolis, IN where he teaches
private voice, is tenor soloist for the Second Presbyterian Church.
Office: PA 223
Phone: (812) 237-8694
 E-Mail: dmannell@indstate.edu
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