Philip Bender (Valere,Tartuffe; Donald-Gallantry, Don Ottavio-Don Giovanni , Faust, Anthony-Opera Goes to Hell) last appeared as William Shakespeare in the world premiere of The Dark Lady of the Sonnets at George Mason University and as Donald in Gallantry with FOC. Other recent engagements include Danilo (The Merry Widow) with the Light Opera Company of Southern Maryland, Thomas Jefferson (1776) at the National Portrait Gallery, and Teacup and Frog in L'enfant et les Sortileges at the Kennedy Center. He has also

sung Sandor Barinkay (Gypsy Baron) Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) Tamino (The Magic Flute) Tony (Masterclass) Azaël (L’enfant Prodigue) and his fair share of G&S. He is pleased to partake in the Tartuffification of the Forgotten Opera Company.

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