Oakland University Opera's first full production since his arrival there, Cosí fan Tutte, will be opening January 12th - 15th.This also marks 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. Dates coming soon.
Drake will be joining the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers as Tenor Soloist in The Creation this spring.
Drake will be joining Guitarist Brett Hoag for Britten's Songs from the Chinese for a concert on
January 29th in Michigan.
Drake will be perfoming a recital in Warren, IL this April.
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 this 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