Justin Farrell Marsh: Justin Farrell Marsh (Don Octavio) has been singing with several opera companies in the Bay Area since his arrival on the West Coast two years ago.  He has previously been seen in San Francisco Parlor Opera’s productions of Cosi fan tutte (as Ferrando) in 2008/2009 and Thais (as Nicias) in November of 2009.  In December of 2008, Justin made his national television debut performing solo pieces on ABC Television’s broadcast of “Christmas from the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi”.  Justin has sung with Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera in productions of No Exit (as Valet) and Solidarity (as Julian/Tomko). With Pocket Opera, Justin sang in productions of La Belle Helene (Ajax 1), La Favorita (Seigneur), The Haunted Manor (Ensemble) and rejoins the company to sing La Traviata (as Gastone) in July of 2010.  Justin performed John Bilotta’s The Quantum Mechanic (as the Quantum Mechanic) with the San Francisco Composer’s Chamber Orchestra in February of 2010.  Up-coming, the Fresh Voices Festival of new operas has engaged Justin to sing the role of Alfons, the Hunger Artist in Hunger Art in June of 2010.  

After completing his undergraduate studies at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Justin went on to earn his Master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music; and, he currently studies privately with San Francisco Opera’s Mezzo-Soprano Catherine Cook.