June 8, 2012 at 7:30pm
and June 9 Matinee
at 4:00pm
St. Peter's Church in Chelsea
346 W 20th St (8th/9th Ave) NY, NY
Performed in Italian with the Chelsea Opera Chamber Orchestra.
[Isaac
Grier]
ChelseaOpera.org of New York City has cast Isaac Grier, a bass-baritone, in the
role of Il Bonze (The Bonze) in Madama Butterfly, which will be sung
in Italian. Performances are 7:30 p.m. June 8,
2012 and 4:00 p.m. June 9, 2012.
"Isaac
Grier gave a very strong performance as Percy's doomed brother
Rochefort—this bass has potential and is a singer to watch for."
(Paul Pelkonen,
Superconductor)
Young
American bass-baritone Isaac Grier is rapidly making a name for
himself in the world of opera.
His uniquely rich voice has the depth, color and easy low notes of a
bass combined with the ring and upper extension of a baritone. Grier
has performed the roles of Il Bonze in Madama
Butterfly, Colline
in La
bohème,
the Sacristan and Angelotti in Tosca,
Commendatore
in Don
Giovanni,
Frère Laurent in Romeo
and Juliette, Theseus
and Quince in
A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Banquo in Macbeth,
Publio in La
clemenza di Tito, Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors
and Sam in Trouble
in Tahiti.
He has sung with Opera North in New Hampshire, New Orleans Opera, The
Martina Arroyo Foundation, dell'arte Opera Ensemble, Amore Opera and Regina Opera in New
York City.
In the 2010-11
season, Grier was the featured soloist in a concert with the Flint
Symphony Orchestra as part of the Black Classical Music Family
Festival. He also appeared as Colline
in Puccini's La
Boheme and
Raimondo
in Lucia
di Lammermoor
with dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, Escamillo
in
Georges Bizet's Carmen
with
Amore Opera
and Clarence
in a staged premier of Benjamin Yarmolinsky's Clarence
and Anita
with Underworld Productions Opera.
A native of Flint,
Michigan, Grier received his Bachelor of Music degree from Xavier
University in New Orleans and his Master of Music at the Manhattan
School of Music in New York City. At Manhattan School of Music, he
blossomed under the tutelage of such music luminaries as Warren Jones
and Tom Muraco. Isaac Grier currently resides in New York City.
Comment by email:
Once again, Bill, thank you for the posting. You are fabulous! Lynne and Lee
[Lynne Hayden-Findlay, Lee Hoiby]
Comment by email:
Once again, Bill, thank you for the posting. You are fabulous! Lynne and Lee
[Lynne Hayden-Findlay, Lee Hoiby]
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