was born in the USA. His repertoire includes the title role in Nabucco, Rigoletto, Macbeth, Amonasro in Aida, Iago in Otello, Don Carlo in La forza del destino, Germont in La traviata, Renato in Un ballo in maschera, Di Luna in Il trovatore, Giacomo in Giovanna d'arco (Verdi), Wolfram in Tannhäuser (Wagner), Tonio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Scarpia in Tosca (Puccini), Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni) an many others. He performs regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, the Arena di Verona, Liege, Graz, Miami, Bologna, New Orleans, Athens, San Diego, Amsterdam, Bregenz, Berlin and others. This is his Israeli Opera debut.