Host Jacqueline Halbloom interviews Michael Mayes, baritone. Originally from Conroe, Texas, Mr. Mayes has performed with opera companies across the United States including Madison Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Kentucky Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Central City Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and Fort Worth Opera. He joined the Metropolitan Opera roster during the 2009-2010 season, the same season during which he appeared as Count Almaviva in the Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Le nozze di Figaro. This summer, Mr. Mayes returns to the DMMO, this time to star as the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Barney Sherman is a Senior Music Producer and Classical Music Host