ivan godoy | Bass-Baritone

Ivan Godoy is a bass-baritone from Harrisonburg, Virginia. He recently graduated from Frostburg State University where he studied voice under Francesca Aguado. He was first introduced to opera at university where he sang the title role of Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and the role of King Melchior in Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. He plans to debut the role of Raimondo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor in May of 2023. Other large works he has performed include Vaughn Williams’ Songs of Travel, Brahms’ Vier ernste Gesänge, and the bass solo in Bach’s cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62). Ivan is an active choral musician both as a singer and as a director. He sings with Oasis Chorale, a semi-professional choir that tours during the summer of each year. He is also the artistic director of the Hope Singers, a North American choir that tours Poland biannually. He teaches choir and general music to junior high and high school students and Calvary Christian Academy in Harrisonburg.