Athlone Artists Celebrates One Year of Cultivating Brilliant Artistry

The agency, helmed by Miguel Rodriguez, now represents 40 singers, conductors and stage directors

January 15, 2020 – One year ago, Athlone Artists was founded by longtime music industry leader Miguel Rodriguez and entrepreneur Barry Hume to offer a personable approach to artist management, pledging to champion and cultivate individuality, creativity, innovation and passion in artists at all levels of the profession.

Athlone Artists launched with an exclusive roster of 22 artists which in its first year has grown to 40 – 32 singers, 5 conductors and 3 stage directors.  Artists include sopranos Leah Partridge and Barbara Quintiliani, mezzos Michelle Trainor and Amanda Crider, countertenors Logan Tanner and Daniel Moody, tenors Spencer Britten and Cameron Schutza, baritones Evan Bravos and David McFerrin and basses Brian Kontes and Nathan Stark. Renowned conductors Edward Elwyn Jones and Maria Sensi Sellner and stage directors Chuck Hudson and Mary Birnbaum also joined the Athlone roster this year.

In this first year, the Athlone Artists have brought their brilliant artistry to stages across the globe. Collectively, the Athlone Artists have auditioned for 105 companies in 27 cities worldwide and performed 662 performances in eight different languages, including:

• 6 Opera World Premieres 
• 6 Workshops of New Works
• 18 Works by American Composers
• 42 works from the Baroque period
• 12 Messiahs
• 8 Verdi Requiems
• 5 Barbiere di Siviglia
• 3 Bohemes
• 2 Aidas
• 2 Trovatores
• 2 Magic Flutes
• 2 Le Nozze di Figaro
• 2 Candides

“Athlone Artists is committed to offering a personable approach to artist management, and helping steward, develop and maximize the careers of an exclusive roster of classical singers, conductors and stage directors, while remaining pledged to integrity, mentorship, diversity and inclusiveness of all levels of the profession” says Rodriguez.

About Athlone Artists

Athlone Artists is a boutique agency committed to cultivating brilliant artistry, offering international representation for singers, conductors and stage directors. Founded by longtime music industry leader Miguel A. Rodriguez and entrepreneur Barry Hume, Athlone boasts a diverse roster of 40 artists from all levels of the profession. A champion for individuality, Athlone Artists’ core values include a pledge to integrity, mentorship, diversity and inclusiveness of all levels of the profession, creativity, innovation and passion. For a survey of the entire roster visit www.athloneartists.com.

Athlone Artists gets its name from an Irish town town located in the heart of Ireland that Rodriguez recently visited.  “I learned that Athlone has been an important town since the middle ages,” says Rodriguez, “because of its location at one of the narrowest points of the River Shannon, Athlone and its historical bridge have been an important meeting point for commerce. This image translated perfectly into my vision for the agency as a convening center for, and a bridge between artists, presenters and patrons.”

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