Sam Mungo Biography

H.M.S Pinafore Cast

Samuel Mungo (Captain Corcoran)

Dr. Samuel Mungo has performed with opera companies and orchestras throughout North America and around the world. Known for his acting as much for his singing, his performing credits include Don Giovanni for Minnesota Opera, Augusta Opera and Chicago Opera Theater, Falke in Die Fledermaus for Vancouver Opera and Utah Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis as Junius in The Rape of Lucretia, Pasha in Die Entführung aus dem Serail for Opera Colorado and Danilo in Merry Widow for Sacramento Opera, Opera Grand Rapids and Knoxville Opera. A confessed G&S nut, he has sung Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore, The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, Giuseppe in Gondoliers and every male role but Nanki-Poo in Mikado. Making his Carnegie Hall debut with Milos Bok's Missa Solemnis, he has sung with the St. Louis Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Utah Symphony and Orquestra Filarmonica di Lima among others in such music as Orff's Carmina Burana, the Requiems of Mozart and Brahms, Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette, and of course Handel's Messiah.

He is the Director of Opera Studies and Coordinator of the Voice Area at Texas State University. He has been involved in opera as a director, singer and teacher for more than 20 years, and comes to Texas State with the dedication to foster the growth of a true Music Theatre- combining the great music of beautifully sung opera together with complete dedication to character and truthfully created relationship.

In recent years at Texas State Dr. Mungo has directed productions of Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, The Turn of the Screw and Candide. Professionally directing credits include Die Entführung aus dem Serail for Florida Grand Opera, Pirates of Penzance for Colorado Light Opera, Trouble in Tahiti for the Boulder Opera Project, and Rigoletto and Il Trovatore for San Antonio Opera. He is honored to direct the World Premiere of Bruce Trinkley's St. Thomas the Carpenter.

He received his Doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his Masters in Vocal Performance with honors from the New England Conservatory. He also holds an Artist's Diploma from The Boston Conservatory and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from Illinois State University.