John Paul Huckle, bass, is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. Most recently, he made his Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova debut in Gianni Schicchi with the great Rolando Panerai and in Der Zauberflöte, and will follow with the role of Colline in La Bohème. Other upcoming debuts include Monterone in Rigoletto at the Teatro Verdi di Pisa. 2011 also saw his return to the Festival of Belle-Île in France, as Colline in La Bohème. In the 2010-2011 season, John Paul joined the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Teatro Regio in Torino as the top prize winner of the Opera Foundation Scholarship and he performed the role of Sparafucile at 2010 Lyrique-en-Mer/Festival of Belle-Île in France. John Paul has a Professional Certificate in voice from the Boston University Opera Institute where he studied with Sharon Daniels. He performed the roles of Simone in Gianni Schicchi and Olin Blitch in Susannah with the Opera Institute. Mr. Huckle performed the roles of Chucho in William Bolcolm’s one act Lucrezia, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Olivier in Tobias Picker’s Therese Raquin. An avid performer of opera, Mr. Huckle has performed over 25 roles. Before coming to Boston, Mr. Huckle received his Bachelor’s degree, Master of Music, and Performer Diploma, all from Indiana University under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Harrison, Mr. Timothy Noble, and legendary bass Mr. Giorgio Tozzi. While at Indiana, he performed quite a number roles such as the Commendatore, Pistola, Friar Laurence, Hobson, Sarastro, the Count des Grieux, and the drunken gardener Antonio. As a young artist, he attended the programs of Central City Opera, Tulsa Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Opera North, Brevard Music Center, and the Sarasota Opera. While at Sarasota Opera, he received the distinguished Leo Rogers Outstanding Apprentice award. During his time with these companies, he has covered and performed roles such as the Mikado, Zuniga, Rambaldo, Il maggiordomo, Jacob, Theseus, Il servo di Doge, Sciarrone, Angelotti, and Bottom. In 2007, Mr. Huckle made his professional debut as Sparafucile with the Cleveland Opera