| ="bottom-link"> | | | | audiences, with his sweet interpretation and punctuated |
| | | | tenor dexterity. From character parts, to the male |
| Brent L. Damkier, (pronounced Dam-key-r) handsome | | | | ingénue, to the leading man, Damkier is bridging his |
| lyric tenor at the Regensburg Opera, is best known for | | | | operating roots to a U.S. tour in 2006 which will |
| his recent roles as Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute | | | | cross-over to a cabaret format broadening his |
| and Prince Ramiro in Cinderella. | | | | audience and fan club. One of the recital |
| Eine Nacht in Venedig, (A Night in Venice) by Strauss | | | | performances in early 2006 will be recorded and |
| premiered on October 23, 2004. Damkier plays the roll | | | | distributed for wide release. |
| of Pappacoda, a Spaghetti cook. It is a tremendous | | | | The youthful face looks to be fresh out of high school |
| comic roll and Damkier usually receives the most | | | | having originally hailed from Northern California, yet is |
| applause even through it is a smaller singing role. This is | | | | the face, voice, and actor of a well-trained virtuoso in |
| the remaining performance. | | | | his thirties. Six years ago without any training in |
| Just 75 miles (120 kilometers) out of Munich is the | | | | German, the nearly six-foot tall, handsome, |
| historic German town of Regensburg. Just off the | | | | golden-eyed, fair-skinned performer headed for |
| Danube River, nestled in the heart of a charming old | | | | Germany to hone his craft on the stages of several |
| town square is an intimate 380 year-old opera house | | | | smaller opera companies. According to producer and |
| seating 524 dedicated patrons and international guests; | | | | promoter TR Cutler, Damkier will make his recital debut |
| it is home to the leading tenor. | | | | in South Florida. |
| Damkier, who has performed throughout Europe, thrills | | | | |