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New York City native Mark Freiman has
impressed audiences with his rich lyric bass and engaging
stage presence. In 2009, he sang in two productions of
The Marriage of Figaro: as Dr. Bartolo in his return to
Vermont’s Green Mountain Opera Festival, and as Figaro at
his old training ground, New York’s venerable Amato Opera,
for the final performance in the company’s 61-year history.
The New York Times wrote, “Mark Freiman was a Figaro strong
in every sense: a solid singer, a capable actor and a
genuinely funny comedian.” In 2009-10, he sings Bartolo in
The Barber of Seville with Winter Opera St. Louis and
is the bass soloist cover in Handel’s Messiah and
Mozart’s Requiem with the St. Louis Symphony. Recent
engagements have included Bartolo in both The Barber of
Seville and The Marriage of Figaro with the
National Philharmonic (DC), and Leporello and the
Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Tri-Cities Opera.
A child soloist for three seasons with
the Metropolitan Opera, Mark Freiman sang a solo in the very
first Live From the Met telecast, La Bohème
with Luciano Pavarotti, recently released on DVD. Other
media credits include the roles of William Jennings Bryan
and the 4th Crony on the Sony Newport Classics CD of The
Ballad of Baby Doe, and Simone in the Metropolitan Opera
Guild’s Gianni Schicchi, available on video. His
versatility also led him to musical theater as Don Attilio
and Passarino in the German-language production of The
Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg.
Career highlights include two U.S. tours
of The Barber of Seville with the New York City Opera
National Company, first as Don Basilio, then as Dr. Bartolo.
Bartolo was also his debut role with Opera Saskatchewan,
Summer Opera Theatre (DC), and Tri-Cities Opera (NY). With
the Colorado Symphony, he performed in two staged Gilbert
and Sullivan productions: as the Lord Chancellor in
Iolanthe, and the title role in The Mikado.
Mr. Freiman’s credits include the opera
companies of Sarasota, Kansas City, Ft. Worth, Virginia,
Nashville, Mobile, and Central City (Colorado), as well as
New York City Opera Education and the Caramoor Festival
(NY). Other favorite roles include Leporello and the title
role in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Così fan
Tutte, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, Dr.
Dulcamara in L’Elisir d’Amore, Mephistopheles in
Faust, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Colline in
La Bohème, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, the Four
Villains in The Tales of Hoffmann, and the title
roles in Gianni Schicchi, Don Pasquale, and
Falstaff.
Appearing as a concert soloist, Mr.
Freiman has sung the Mozart Requiem with the National
Chorale (Avery Fisher Hall); numerous works with MidAmerica
Productions (Carnegie Hall); Verdi’s Requiem with the
Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima (Peru); and Handel’s Messiah
with Chorale Delaware and the Gulf Coast Symphony
(Florida).
Mr. Freiman made his professional debut
singing the title role in The Marriage of Figaro at
Virginia’s Ash Lawn Festival. He is a recipient of the
prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana
Foundation.
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OPERA |
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BIZET
Escamillo & Zuniga - Carmen
DONIZETTI
Raimondo - Lucia di Lammermoor
Dulcamara -
L'Elisir d'Amore
Don Pasquale - Don Pasquale
GOUNOD
Mephistopheles - Faust
MENOTTI
King Melchior - Amahl & the Night Visitors
Don Marco - The Saint of Bleecker Street
MOORE
William Jennings Bryan
& 4th Crony
- The Ballad of Baby Doe
MOZART
Figaro & Dr. Bartolo -
Marriage of Figaro
Don Giovanni, Leporello & Masetto - Don
Giovanni
Papageno & The Speaker - Magic Flute
Don Alfonso - Cosi fan Tutte
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OFFENBACH
Four Villains - Tales of Hoffmann
PUCCINI
Colline, Schaunard, Benoit & Alcindoro - La Bohème
Gianni Schicchi & Simone - Gianni Schicchi
Scarpia & Angelotti - Tosca
Bonze & Yamadori - Butterfly
ROSSINI
Dr. Bartolo &
Don Basilio - Barber of Seville
Don Magnifico & Alidoro - La Cenerentola
J. STRAUSS
Frank - Die Fledermaus
VERDI
Sparafucile,
Monterone &
Ceprano - Rigoletto
Ferrando - Il Trovatore
Falstaff &
Pistola - Falstaff
Ramfis & The King - Aida
Sam & Tom - Un Ballo in Maschera
Dr. Grenvil & Baron - La Traviata
Lodovico -
Otello
Tesoriere -
Un Giorno di Regno |
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CONCERT / ORATORIO |
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BACH
Magnificat
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9
C Major Mass
HANDEL
Messiah |
MOZART
Requiem
Solemn Vespers
VERDI
Requiem
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ENGAGED BY: |
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Ash Lawn -
Highland Summer Festival
Caramoor Festival
Central City Opera
Colorado Symphony
Ft. Worth Opera
Green Mountain Opera Festival
(Vermont)
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Metropolitan Opera Guild
MidAmerica Productions
Mobile Opera
National Chorale
(Avery Fisher Hall)
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National
Philharmonic
(Washington, DC)
New York
City Opera Education Outreach
New York City Opera National Company
Opera Saskatchewan
Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima
(Peru)
Rockford Symphony
(Illinois)
Sarasota
Opera
Tri-Cities Opera
Union Avenue Opera
(St Louis)
Virginia
Opera
Winter Opera St. Louis
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