"I have been very fortunate to work with some of the best contemporary composers in theater today. Whether I am originating characters in their new theater pieces, like Michael John Lachiusa's 'Marie Christine,' and Kirsten Child's 'Bubbly Black Girl...' or I am recording new songs like on Ricky Ian Gordon's CD 'Bright Eyed Joy,' I love collaborating with such extraordinary talent. And every now and then, when you are lucky enough to have one of them write a song with your voice in mind, that is a performers dream!" - Darius
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concert bookings contact Darius directly at:
Instrumentation:
"Opera
meets the blues in the voice of Darius de Haas. Particularly lovely are
the renditions of 'Heaven,' which leaps with the refrain 'happiness is
everywhere'; and 'Love Song for Antonia,' in which a man is transported
by the intensity of his feeling."
Michael John LaChiusa
-
LA Times review of Ricky Ian Gordon's
"Only Heaven"
"Darius
de Haas and Audra McDonald are also skillful actors: Given Gordon's sterling
settings, they interpret these compelling texts for all they're worth.
De Haas's soaring performance sets the bar early, and the rest of the
CD is just as heavenly."
"Bright
Eyed Joy"