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Old Man River

(Broadway Program at Saranac Village)

Some Enchanted Evening

(Broadway Program at Saranac Village)

What, What Is It?

(“Preachers & Politicians” at Long Lake)

I Bought Me A Cat

(“Preachers & Politicians” at Long Lake)

Warm As The Autumn Light

(“Preachers & Politicians” at Long Lake)

As a principal artist with New York City Opera for six seasons, bass George Cordes appeared in two Live from Lincoln Center telecasts: in Tosca in 2000 and in La Boheme in 2001. Other roles with City Opera include the Villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Timur in Turandot, and Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro. His “plush-toned” Figaro (Opera News) has also been featured with St. Louis, Columbus, and Teatro de la Opera in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a Metropolitan Opera artist for four seasons, George appeared with the Met in the Parks in Rigoletto, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly. He also has sung with Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Dallas Opera, as well as Santa Fe, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, New Orleans, Boston, and many other companies. George is featured on the Albany CD Robert Xavier Rodriguez: Works for Chorus and Orchestra.For more on George’s career, go to www.cordesbass.com.

High Peaks Opera was founded by bass-baritone George Cordes and pianist Elizabeth Cordes. We are based in the spectacular Tri-Lakes region of the Adirondacks!

Pianist Elizabeth Cordes spent seven years with Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton, NY, as accompanist, coach, and director of the education-outreach program. Mrs. Cordes also spent six seasons as accompanist for Ohio Light Opera, as well as three years as accompanist and coach for the opera/musical theater program at the University of Akron School of Music. Mrs. Cordes received her bachelor’s degree in music education from SUNY Fredonia and a master’s degree in music from the University of Akron. She has taught and accompanied singers as a faculty member of the Duxbury Music Festival. For the past four years, she has been the choral-music teacher at Tupper Lake Middle/High School and directed productions of Bye, Bye, Birdie, The Boy Friend, Seussical: The Musical, Annie, and most recently, Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Some excerpts from recent concerts.
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