Oakland University Opera's first full production since his arrival there, Cosí fan Tutte, opened January 12th - 15th,to enthusiastic audiences! This marked Drake's debut as a director of a full production.
Drake will make his debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme this summer with Arbor Opera Theater, June 15th
and 17th.
Drake will be joining the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers as Tenor Soloist in The Creation in May 19th and 20th.
Drake joined Guitarist Brett Hoag for Britten's Songs from the Chinese for a concert on
January 29th in Michigan.
Drake will be perfoming a recital with his wife in October.
Drake will be performing the tenor soloist in Carmina Burana with the Warren Symphony this coming fall.
Opera News hailed: "Tenor Dantzler is a real find: he has a voice of molten silver, immaculate musicianship and an expressive stage persona. The previous evening (Aug. 5), Dantzler had stopped the show as Lehár's Count of Luxembourg."
Drake was excited to be a member of the faculty last summer of the Vancouver International Song Institute, and present a series of sucessful concerts in and around Vancouver.
Albany Records has recently released the Ohio Light Opera's recording of Patience, featuring Drake as the Duke of Dunstable. The recording can be purchased on Amazon.com and other online merchants.
Keep up with Drake's performance and teaching schedule on Twitter with @DrakeD