André García-Nuthmann, tenor

Dr. André García-Nuthmann is Director of Choral and Vocal studies at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He received his DMA in Vocal Performance from Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona.  André studied piano and composition with notable composer Cesar Bresgen at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and performed with acclaimed sopranos Erie Mills and Benita Valente.  André was also one of the selected soloists for the Bach Aria Festival in Stony Brook, New York. Recent performances include Lenski in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with Albuquerque Opera, C.P.E. Bach’s Magnificat with Canticum Novum of Santa Fe, the Verdi Requiem, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.  He has also soloed in numerous concerts with the Santa Fe Symphony.  André performed in the production of Britten’s Billy Budd for the 2008 Santa Fe Opera summer season.