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Valerian Ruminski is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and of SUNY (Buffalo). He is a true basso cantante, an excellent musician and a creative interpreter. He has performed with many of the great opera companies in the US and abroad including The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Dallas Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Miami Opera, Minnesota Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Ireland, Opera de Montreal, Opera de Monte Carlo, Birmingham Opera, and Festival de Belle-ile en Mer. He can be heard on the Naxos label release of 'Night at the Opera' with other singers who have debuted at the Metropolitan Opera. Valerian recently portrayed Lord Walton in the highly acclaimed Metropolitan Opera high definition broadcast of I Puritani starring Anna Netrebko in 2007. For more information about this broadcast: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/gpatmet/puritani.html
Mr. Ruminski is the recipient of many prestigious grants and
awards including the Lincoln Center Martin Segal Award, a
Richard Tucker Grant, a William Mattheus Sullivan Foundation
Grant, a Gerda Lissner Foundation Grant, the 2000
MacAllister Award, winner of the NJ Verismo Competition, the
NYSTA Coloratura Competition and the Marcella Sembrich Vocal
Competition sponsored by the Koscziuszko Foundation.
Valerian was recently accepted into the
Wagner Society of Washington, DC by the choice of Evelyn Lear and will be featured in future
concerts. Mr. Ruminski is an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Westchester
Community College, NY. Upcoming engagements: Don Pasquale: lead - Hawaii Opera Theatre - February 2012Brahms Requiem: Springfield Symphony, MO - March 2012 Tales of Hoffmann: Luther - Canadian Opera Company - April 2012 La Bohème: Colline - Nickel City Opera - June 2012 La Bohème: Colline - Opera Lyra Ottawa - September 2012
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