Timothy Nolen (born July , ) is an American actor and baritone who has
had an active career in operas, musicals, concerts, plays, and on
television for over four decades. He notably portrayed the title role
in the first operatic presentation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
at the Houston Grand Opera in . He later reprised the role at
Chicago's Marriott Theatre in , receiving a Joseph Jefferson Award
nomination for his portrayal. He then performed the role of Judge
Turpin in a concert version of Sweeney Todd broadcast on PBS's Great
Performances in with the New York Philharmonic, George Hearn, Patti
LuPone, and Neil Patrick Harris. He has since played Sweeney Todd in
numerous productions, including those at the San Francisco Opera and
most recently, the Lyric Opera of Chicago in .Nolen was born in Rotan,
Texas, and began his career appearing in small supporting roles with
opera companies in the United States during the s.He made his debut at
the San Francisco Opera as the Officer in the United States premiere
of Darius Milhaud's Christophe Colomb on October , . He appeared in
several supporting roles with the company through , including Gregorio
in Roméo et Juliette, Marullo in Rigoletto, Montano in Otello,
Morales in Carmen, Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, Schaunard in La Bohème,
Sciarrone in Tosca, and the Wigmaker in Ariadne auf Naxos among
others. He then portrayed leading roles at the SFO like Figaro in The
Barber of Seville (, with Frederica von Stade as Rosina), Dr.
Malatesta in Don Pasquale (, with Geraint Evans in the title role),
and Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus (, with Patricia Racette as
Rosalinde).He made his Broadway debut in as Doyle in the original
production of Larry Grossman's Grind; a portrayal for which he
received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a
Musical nomination. He later returned to Broadway to portray the title
role in the musicals The Phantom of the Opera and the Comte de Guiche
in Cyrano: The Musical (). His television appearances include guest
star appearances in The Sopranos, Wildfire, and Guiding Light.
had an active career in operas, musicals, concerts, plays, and on
television for over four decades. He notably portrayed the title role
in the first operatic presentation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
at the Houston Grand Opera in . He later reprised the role at
Chicago's Marriott Theatre in , receiving a Joseph Jefferson Award
nomination for his portrayal. He then performed the role of Judge
Turpin in a concert version of Sweeney Todd broadcast on PBS's Great
Performances in with the New York Philharmonic, George Hearn, Patti
LuPone, and Neil Patrick Harris. He has since played Sweeney Todd in
numerous productions, including those at the San Francisco Opera and
most recently, the Lyric Opera of Chicago in .Nolen was born in Rotan,
Texas, and began his career appearing in small supporting roles with
opera companies in the United States during the s.He made his debut at
the San Francisco Opera as the Officer in the United States premiere
of Darius Milhaud's Christophe Colomb on October , . He appeared in
several supporting roles with the company through , including Gregorio
in Roméo et Juliette, Marullo in Rigoletto, Montano in Otello,
Morales in Carmen, Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, Schaunard in La Bohème,
Sciarrone in Tosca, and the Wigmaker in Ariadne auf Naxos among
others. He then portrayed leading roles at the SFO like Figaro in The
Barber of Seville (, with Frederica von Stade as Rosina), Dr.
Malatesta in Don Pasquale (, with Geraint Evans in the title role),
and Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus (, with Patricia Racette as
Rosalinde).He made his Broadway debut in as Doyle in the original
production of Larry Grossman's Grind; a portrayal for which he
received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a
Musical nomination. He later returned to Broadway to portray the title
role in the musicals The Phantom of the Opera and the Comte de Guiche
in Cyrano: The Musical (). His television appearances include guest
star appearances in The Sopranos, Wildfire, and Guiding Light.
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