Mark Thomas Ketterson
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Born | Mark Thomas Ketterson 1954 Nashville, Tennessee |
Occupation | Author, performing arts commentator and critic |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University and University of Illinois |
Subject | Arts Journalism |
Spouse | John N. Fliszar |
Mark Thomas Ketterson (born 1954, Nashville, Tennessee) is an American performing arts critic and writer. He is the Chicago correspondent for Opera News magazine,and has also written for Playbill, the Chicago Tribune, and Chicago magazine as well as Concertonet.com and Chicago on the Aisle. Mr. Ketterson studied drama and psychology at Vanderbilt University and music at Peabody College and Vanderbilt's Blair Academy. He then trained at Actor's Theatre of Louisville and became involved with Chicago's St. Nicholas Theatre. He subsequebtly completed graduate study in mental health at the University of Illinois and focused on music criticism. Mr. Ketterson is a regular contributor and annotator for the publications of performing arts organizations throughout the United States, including Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera at Kennedy Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival, and the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. He has lectured extensively on theatre, opera, and arts education, and has profiled such disparate artists as conductor Riccardo Muti, Bobby McFerrin, Patti LuPone, Paul Gemignani, and Sir James Galway.