Evan R Ferrar

Evan R Ferrar originally hails from Palm Beach where he studied music with Dr. Jack Jones. After ten years in Ireland he returned to this country to study singing with Virginia Zeani. He has worked throughout Ireland as a coach, chorus master, and singer with Castleward Opera, Opera Theatre Company, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Lyric Opera Productions, Festival Productions, the Downpatrick Opera Fringe, and Wexford Festival Opera.   

Recent roles include: Ralph Rackstraw in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore for Rush Musical Society, Giuseppe in Verdi's La Traviata for Lyric Opera Productions at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Don Giocondo in Rossini's La Pietra del Paragone and Don Basilio in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro for the Royal Irish Academy of Music.  

While in Florida Evan has sung in the chorus of the Palm Beach Opera in their past two seasons and continues to sing with them this 2010/11 season. With The Palm Beach Principle Players Evan played Uncle Ernie in The Who's Tommy and was musical director for both Miss Saigon and Bye Bye Birdie. Most Recently he was Musical Director for Entr'acte Theatrix's production of Cabaret at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton.