Darrell Babidge is an English operatic baritone and a professor at The Juilliard School along with William Burden, Amy Burton (soprano), Kevin Short (bass),

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, and

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. He holds a degree from the

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and a master's degree from BYU. He also holds a professional degree in vocal performance from the

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. Babidge has performed with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera,

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and the

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. He also performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in their production of ''The Redeemer''. He played the role of Joseph Smith in BYU's November 2005 performance of Murray Boren's opera '' The Book of Gold''. Among those who have studied under Babidge are Rachel Willis-Sørensen and

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. Babidge is married to

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Sources

bio from Babidge studiosBYU College of Fine Arts and Communications bioBYU News article mentioning Babidge performing in "The Book of Gold"

bio connected with "Book of Gold" promotionmention of Babidge performing in the Salt Lake Choral Artists database of articles on performancesJan. 17, 2009 ''Mormon Times'' article on Mormon opera, mention to Babibde early in the article
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