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Renato in Un ballo in maschera, Opera Tampa
February 7, 9, 10, 2013
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March 22, 24, 2013
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April 13, 18, 21, 2013
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Mark Walters

Baritone

Opera News describes Mark Walters as “a force to be reckoned with” in Lucia di Lammermoor and as “heroic” in Carmen. The Chicago Sun Times depicts Walters as having “vocal fury” in La forza del destino and The Salt Lake Tribune says “The tall, handsome singer possesses a magnificently resonant voice and unforced dramatic ability.”

Up next, he will perform Germont in La Traviata with Florentine Opera of Milwaukee as well as with Arizona Opera; the title role of Rigoletto with Opera Coeur d’Alene; Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Mobile Opera; and will cover the role of Balstrode in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Peter Grimes. In 2014 he will make his debut with Seattle Opera as the title role in Don Giovanni. Concert engagements will include Verdi’s Requiem with the Mississippi Symphony and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Lima Symphony.

 

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…an impeccable Valentin …
Faust-“Baritone Mark Walters was an impeccable Valentin, singing and acting his death with conviction.”- Opera Magazine
…a major Verdi baritone…
Rigoletto- “The materials for a major Verdi baritone are here.”- Classical Music Network
…resonant and stentorian baritone …
Il trovatore – “The resonant and stentorian baritone Mark Walters contributes a forceful portrayal of the Count. Walters sings with fierce gusto, but also offers a suave account of the Count’s lyrical “Il balen del suo sorriso.””- The Greenville News 
…distinct and effective” …
Rigoletto-“He has a strong, creamy baritone …and knows how to use it to underline his character, which he does masterfully.” – Palm Beach Arts Paper
…distinct and effective” …
La traviata- “Mark Walters, on the other hand, was distinct and effective as Giorgio Germont, both his voice and stage deportment were first class” – Bergens Tidende 
…his song was heroic …
Carmen – “As Escamillo, Mark Walters was every bit the toreador, from his red knee-high stockings to the black tight pants and vest to the slickedback black hair. His song was heroic.” – Opera News 
…a force to be reckoned with …
Lucia di Lammermoor- “Mark Walters’ Enrico was a force to be reckoned with, a Viking in kilts with voice to match.” – Opera News 
…he brought drama to the opera …
Lucia di Lammermoor- “As Enrico, the baritone Mark Walters was the finest actor of the night…His strong, well-centered voice brought dread and fury to the first act aria Cruda funesta smania…he brought drama to the opera.” – The Miami Herald 
Composer Opera Role
Bellini I Puritani Sir Riccardo Forth
Bizet Carmen Escamillo
Blow Venus and Adonis Adonis
Britten The Rape of Lucretia Junius
Ching Corps of Discovery Clark
Delibes Lakme Frederic
Donizetti Don Pasquale Malatesta
L’elisir d’Amore Belcore
Lucia di Lammermoor Enrico
Floyd Susannah Blitch
Hahn Ciboulette Rodger
Hindemith Hin und zuruck Doctor
Gounod Faust Valentin
Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors Melchior
Maria Golovin Donato
Monteverdi Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Tancredi
Mozart Don Giovanni Don Giovanni
Le nozze di Figaro Count
Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Ford
Offenbach Orphee aux enfers Jupiter
Poulenc Dialogues des carmelites Jailer, Officer
Puccini La boheme Marcello
Gianni Schicchi Gianni Schicchi
Madama Butterfly Sharpless
Turandot Ping
Tosca Scarpia
Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia Figaro
Il Signor Bruschino Bruschino
Smetana The Bartered Bride Krusina
J. Strauss Die Fledermaus Eisenstein, Falke
Sullivan The Gondoliers Giuseppe
HMS Pinafore Captain Corcoran
Pirates of Penzance Pirate King
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin Onegin
Vaughan Williams Riders to the Sea Bartley
Verdi Aida Amonasro
Don Carlo Rodrigo
La forza del destino Don Carlo
Macbeth Macbeth
Otello Iago
Il Trovatore Di Luna
Rigoletto Rigoletto
Un Ballo in Maschera Renato
Composer Work
Bach B Minor Mass
St. Matthew Passion
Cantatas 79, 82, 131, 142
Barber Dover Beach
Beethoven Choral Fantasy
Mass in C
Symphony No. 9
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Britten War Requiem
Copland Old American Songs
Dvorak Stabat Mater
Faure Requiem
Handel Alexander’s Feast
Israel in Egypt
Messiah
Haydn The Creation
Kodaly Budavari Te Deum
Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mozart Mass in C Major
Missa Brevis in D Major
Vesperae solennes de confessore
Orff Carmina Burana
Ravel Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Saint-Saens Oratorio del Noel
Verdi Requiem
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Mass in G Minor
Opera News describes Mark Walters as “a force to be reckoned with” in Lucia di Lammermoor and as “heroic” in Carmen. The Chicago Sun Times depicts Walters as having “vocal fury” in La forza del destino and The Salt Lake Tribune says “The tall, handsome singer possesses a magnificently resonant voice and unforced dramatic ability.”

Up next, he will perform Germont in La Traviata with Florentine Opera of Milwaukee as well as with Arizona Opera; the title role of Rigoletto with Opera Coeur d’Alene; Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Mobile Opera; and will cover the role of Balstrode in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Peter Grimes. In 2014 he will make his debut with Seattle Opera as the title role in Don Giovanni. Concert engagements will include Verdi’s Requiem with the Mississippi Symphony and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Lima Symphony.

Most recent engagements include the title role of Rigoletto with Florida Grand Opera and the Orlando Philharmonic, Zurga in The Pearl Fishers with Opera Carolina, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera with Opera Tampa, Marcello in La bohème with Florida Grand Opera, Valentin in Faust and Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with Arizona Opera, Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance at Eugene Opera, Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West with Mobile Opera, Di Luna in Il trovatore in South Carolina, as well as Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Mass in C and Choral Fantasy with the Choral Society of Pensacola, and with Cutting Edge Concerts, in the World Premieres of The Last Duchess by Theodore Wiprud and The Clever Mistress by Robert Sirota.

Highlights of Walters’ career include his European debut as Germont in La traviata with Den Nye Opera in Bergen, Norway and his Asian debut in the title role of Don Giovanni in Osaka, Japan.  He also portrayed the Reverend Olin Blitch in a special 50th year anniversary production of Susannah, personally overseen by Carlisle Floyd.  He was featured on a Richard Tucker Music Foundation concert and with Opera Tampa in A Night of Stars gala honoring the career of Placido Domingo.

Walters has been heard in the World Premiere of Rappahannock County by American composer Ricky Ian Gordon which was recorded on the Naxos label as well as the US premiere of Rockland by Finnish composer Jukka Linkola.  Additional premieres have inlcluded Corps of Discovery by Michael Ching with Opera Memphis, Good Neighbors by Robert Taylor at the Cumberland Playhouse, Blake by Leslie Adams with the Cleveland Choral Society and The Children of the Keweenaw by Paul Seitz with the Pine Mountain Music Festival.  Walters has also had the pleasure to premiere the song cycles Of Passion’s Tide by Canadian Composer Laureate Jeffrey Ryan, 4 Poems of Rossetti by Marty Robinson and Love’s Cycle by Mark Henkin.

Concert highlights include his Carnegie Hall debut in Orff’s Carmina Burana and the Fauré Requiem conducted by John Rutter; Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Tallahassee Symphony; and the Messiah with the Mississippi Symphony and the Handel Oratorio Society.  He has performed many solo recitals with the Bechstein Vocal Series in New York, the Upclose, Onstage recital series with Sarasota Opera, and the NATS Southern Regional Conference.

 

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