Michael Ballam

Michael Ballam
Born (1951-08-21) August 21, 1951 (age 73)
Logan, Utah, U.S.[1][2]
EducationUtah State University (B.M.)
Indiana University (M.M., D.M.)
OccupationOpera singer (tenor)
Spouse
Laurie Israelsen
(m. 1972)
Children6, including Vanessa Ballam
Websitemichaelballam.com

Michael Lynn Ballam (born August 21, 1951)[3][4] is an American opera singer, educator, and arts administrator.

He is the founding general director of Utah Festival Opera[5][6] and a professor of music at Utah State University. He has served on the faculty of the Music Academy of the West, where he also studied,[3][7] and as a guest lecturer at Stanford, Yale, Catholic University,[8] and Manhattan School of Music.

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  2. ^ Opsahl, Kevin; Dolan, Sean (2017). "Cache Chamber, Downtown Alliance give annual business awards". The Herald Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ^ a b International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Vol. 10. Cambridge: Melrose Press. 1981. p. 46.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Michael S. (2008). Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. p. 149. ISBN 9781426202827. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mesa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Johnston, Jerry (2015). "Battling the wind, rain and tigers in Cache Valley". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Past Visitors and Scholars". Departments of Music. Catholic University of America. Retrieved December 14, 2023.