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David Herendeen
Director of The School of Theatre/Director of Opera and Music Theater/Professor of Music

Email: dherendeen@okcu.edu
Phone: (405) 208.5003
Office: B203

Dr. David Herendeen received his Bachelor and Master's degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and his Doctorate from the University of Arizona. Internationally, he has studied with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria and the Goldovsky Opera Workshop. He has acted and/or directed at the Arizona Opera, D’Angelo Opera Theater, Brevard Music Center, Erie Opera Theater, Hartt Opera, Michigan Opera, Rochester Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony, and Erie Philharmonic. Dr. Herendeen created the role of Roderick Usher in the world premiere of the reconstruction of The Fall of the House of Usher, by Debussy, which was broadcast on public television. Dr. Herendeen received the the Deutsche Opera Berlin’s German/American Award, which brought him to Berlin on a fellowship to study opera literature, sang at the Deutsche Opera Berlin as resident Lyrische/Kavalier baritone, and was a national finalist in the Merola Opera Competition, and a regional finalist in the annual Met and NATS competitions. Presently, he serves as Director for the School of Theatre, as well as the Director of the Opera and Music Theater programs.