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Likewise comfortable in the world of opera, he has appeared as King Kaspar (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Young Ivan Turgenev (Notes on Viardot) and Dr. Blind (Die Fledermaus), each with Music On Site, as well as Mr. Upfold (Albert Herring), Telemaco (Il ritorno d&#8217;Ulisse in patria), and Bardolfo (Falstaff) with DePaul Opera Theate. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Filip is cantor at St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Church in Barrington, IL, where he also leads the choir. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Illinois Wesleyan University and M.Mus. in Voice from DePaul University. 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