Jim
Goodell, bass-baritone,
began
his vocal and performance training at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in
Winchester, Virginia where he studied under Soprano, Donna Gulstrand.Performances ranged from dramatic acting roles to opera, including the
Stranger in “The Glass Menagerie” and the Jailer in “The
Beggar’s Opera”.Jim also
performed numerous solo and ensemble programs in the Virginia area.Upon returning to his home in Madison, New Jersey, Jim performed with the
North Jersey Repertory Company in dramatic and comedic acting roles and with the
Lubo Opera Company in their performance of “Tosca”.
Since moving to Jacksonville in 1994, he has performed in solo, voice
acting and choral roles with the Jacksonville Symphony as well as in concert and
operatic settings with the First Coast Opera
Company. Jim has also performed in the Alhambra Dinner Theater’s production of
“1776” and performs widely across the North Florida area as a Church
soloist.
Above Right - Mr. Goodell as Prince Yamadori in Madama
Butterfly in 2003. Left - Mr. Goodell and Miss Norris sing a duet at 57 Treasury Street
in St. Augustine.
Above - Mr. Goodell as Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore
