JAMES MADDALENA (baritone) is known for his outstanding work in contemporary music. He created the notable characters of Richard Nixon and The Captain in two operas by John Adams, the award winning Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer, respectively. He is closely associated with other composers such as John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, Eliot Goldenthal, Robert Moran, Domenic Argento, Marc Blitzstein and Michael Tippett, among others, via performances with such companies as New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, The Washington Opera, San Francisco Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, The Frankfurt Opera, Opera de la Monnaie in Brussels, Australia's Adelaide Festival, The Netherlands Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and The Opera de Lyon as well as with The Chicago Symphony, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, The Royal Scottish Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and The London Symphony. Other highlights of Mr. Maddalena's career include Schubert's demanding song cycle Die Winterreise sung at The Brooklyn Academy of Music with Robert Spano as accompanist and the complete cycle of Bach cantatas with Boston's Emmanuel Music. He has recorded prolifically for Decca/London, BMG Classical Catalyst, Nonesuch, Teldec, Sony Classical, Harmonia Muni and EMI.