9925 Ulmerton Road #241 Largo, FL 33771 Ph: (727) 518-0138 Cell: (347) 268-6156 Email: dillonbass@aol.com ROBERT GILDER AND COMPANY c/o Pinnacle Arts Management 889 Ninth Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019 Ph.: (212) 397-5299 Fax: (212) 397-7920 Associate Artist Manage Email: cthompson@pinnaclearts.com
Tony R. Dillon
Bass-Baritone
The vocal and dramatic versatility of American bass Tony Dillon has been commended throughout the United States, Russia,
and Central America. His repertoire of over sixty operatic roles ranges from the works of Peri and Cavalli to premiering the
operas and song cycles of Earnest, Mlyn, Fink and others. He has had the pleasure of performing under the baton of Yves Abel,
Scott Bergeson, Leonard Bernstein, Anton Coppola, Sir Colin Davis, and Kent Nagano. A former recipient of the Opera Renaissance Award, Mr. Dillon is recorded on Delos International with "The Voices of Ascension", National Public Radio's Of Mice and Men from Glimmerglass Opera, Summer and Smoke from Central City Opera Association, Vanessa from The Washington National Opera, Gianni Schicchi with the Los Angeles Opera, and the recently released via Decca Music Group, Washington National Opera telecast of La Rondine on PBS "Live from Kennedy Center".
Recent engagements have included the opportunity of performing at the Glyndebourne Festival and covering the role of 'Dansker' for their 2010 production of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd. 'Sharpless' in Madama Butterfly for the Midland, Michigan Symphony, Madison Opera for the role of 'Don Alfonso' in their production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte 'The Notary' in the Bard Summerscape presentation of Arthur Sullivan's The Sorcerer, and 'Benoit/Alcindoro' in La Boheme with the Seattle Opera the Austin Lyric Opera.