Faculty
David Cody
Dr. David Cody, is active as a tenor soloist in opera and in concert, as a conductor and musical director, and as a stage director. He has sung many leading and supporting roles with such companies as The Opera Theater of St. Louis, The Ohio Light Opera, Intermountain Opera, Rimrock Opera, and Nevada Opera Theater. He is also a frequent guest soloist in the region and has sung with the Bozeman Symphony, the Billings Symphony, the Glacier Orchestra, the Great Falls Symphony, the Helena Symphony, and the String Orchestra of the Rockies.
As a stage director, David Cody was the founder, director and producer of the Intermountain Opera Chamber Ensemble, a professional touring company specializing in one-act operas. The ensemble’s repertoire (2000 - 2002) included Mark Bucci’s Sweet Betsy From Pike, Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief, and Von Suppé’s My Fair Galatea. He was also chorus master and assistant conductor for Intermountain Opera from 1995-2001 in productions of Il Trovatore, Don Giovanni, La Traviata, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Rigoletto. Recently he directed Poia: The Blackfeet Story of Scarface, an American opera written in 1907 by Arthur Nevin. This opera was the signature event for Explore the Big Sky as part of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, which took place in Great Falls, Montana.
At The University of Montana, Dr. Cody teaches voice, co-directs the UM Opera Theater, and directs the UM Women's Chorus. Dr. Cody’s voice students have gone on to professional careers in opera, musical theater, and music education.
Dr. Cody received his training from Truman State University and the Indiana University School of Music, where he performed extensively with its noted opera theater. He was also a member of the Pro Arte Singers with the Early Music Institute, directed by Thomas Binkley. He is an active member of NATS and served as the Montana Chapter president from 2002 - 2005. He is also Director of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Eastern Washington/Idaho/Montana District.
Contact Dr. Cody: david.cody@mso.umt.edu