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Baritone Jonathan Beyer joined the Astral Artists roster as a winner of its 2009 National Auditions. A National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mr. Beyer also captured the top prize from the Bel Canto Foundation and the New Jersey Verismo, Violetta Dupont, Pittsburgh Concert Society, Irma M. Cooper, American Opera Society, Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, and the Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging Classical Artists competitions, and is the recipient of awards from numerous others. A recent graduate of the Pittsburgh Opera Center’s young artist program, he performed Schaunard in La bohème and Haly in L’Italiana in Algeri for Pittsburgh Opera. Upcoming engagements include the Captain of the Rachel in the world première of Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick at Dallas Opera, Silvio in I Pagliacci for Opera Grand Rapids, Maximilian in Candide with the Chicago Symphony, the Steward in Jonathan Dove’s Flight for Austin Lyric Opera, and Adam in Haydn’s Creation with the Netherlands Radio Orchestra. Mr. Beyer has also performed for Chicago Opera Theater, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, and the Tanglewood Music Center, and has appeared as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and the Erie Philharmonic, among others. An avid recitalist, he has performed with Craig Rutenberg, Mikael Eliasen, and Brian Zeger, and has given recitals through the Vocal Arts Society, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Chicago Cultural Center, Judith Raskin Foundation, and the Marian Anderson Foundation. Mr. Beyer holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.