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Recent performances :

1.Vienna,  Staatsoper 

Concert: Vienna State Opera

12.6.2020 - Don Pasquale - Duet Norina / Don Pasquale with Andrea Carroll

                  -Il barbiere di Siviglia - finale act 1 - Ensemble 

27.6.2020- Final concert of the direction of Dominique Meyer

 

2.Vienna Volksoper

1.Timur in Turandot by Puccini  23,26,29.June.2022

 

3.Theater an der Wien Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer  - J. Weinberger - Der Magier -  18-28.11.2023 , New Production directed by Tobias Kratzer cond Maestro Petr Popelka

4.Jönköping , Sweden

Don Pasquale , G.Donizetti-Don Pasquale 5,6.01.2020

5.Elbphilharmonie,

Hamburg

Le Beatitudes ,Cesar Franck-

Satan,L'Ange de la Mort ,23.2.2020

6.Festival  Lugoj Clasic , Lugoj Romania

6.9.202o, Online Concert of Opera and Oratorio arias and lieder with Cadmiel Botac pianist ,from Vienna 

7.Scala di Milano - Milano 

20.2.2021 - Opera house and role debut , 1st Soldier , Salome by R.Strauss , New Production  by Damiano Michieletto , conductor Riccardo Chailly

5..5-20.5.2022 Sam in the new production of Un ballo im mschera by G.Verdi, conductor Nicola Luisotti and Gimpaolo Bisanti , stgae Marc Arturo Marelli

7.11-22.11.2022 Gonzalo in The Tempest by Th.Adès , concductor Th.Adès and production by Robert Lepage 

 

C.China 

 

1.Shanghai Opera

 König Heinrich from Lohengrin by R.Wagner Maestro Xu Zhong , staging Kornel Mundruczo , 17-19.09.2023 

 

2. Suzhou Concert Hall , China 

König Heinrich from Lohengrin by R. Wagner concert version with Maestro Xu Zhong and Suzhou Symphony Orchestra & Shanghai Opera House Chorus 09.09.2023


 

D.Lugoj, Romania 

1. Second Masterclass together with Mezzosoprano Aura Twarowska 

21-27.9.2023

 

E. Bucharest

1.At the Bucharest National Opera . Concert Closure Gala of Festival Romanian-Italian ProPatria with Maestro Daniel Jinga and Soprano Letitia Vitelaru ,arias and duets , Orchestra Metropolitană București . On the stage of National Opera București 30.10.2023 ,18:30 h

 

2.Romanian National Day concert with Orchestra , Maestra Ozana Barabancea , Songs by Aurel Eliade and Guilelm Sorban on the poetry of Mihai Eminescu, Teatrul Luceafarul, 1.12.2023


 

F. Berlin, Frankfurt a M , Nürnberg, München,Stuttgart.

Der Ring an einem Abend , by R. Wagner and Loriot , Hagen 

January 2024 concerts tour with Jan Josef Liefers and Maestro Heiko Mathias Förster and Weimar Staatskapelle

 

Schedule

Past  Seasons :

2019-2020

A.Vienna 

1.Vienna State Opera

1. La Traviata - Barone Douphol - 4,7,10-09.2019

2. Il Trovatore - Ferrando - 25-09.2019

3.  Salome - 5te Jude - 27-9/1,4-10.2019

4.  La Boheme - Colline - 7-10.2019

5. Il barbiere di Siviglia- Basilio - 19.24-10.2019

6. Cinderella - Der König -22-10/ 14,16,18,19,22-11.2019

7.Persinette ,by Albin Fries -Der Rabe ,21,22,25,29.12.2019

8.Salome , R.Strauss , 5, Jude 

9.Tosca,G.Puccini-Angelotti 

20,23,26-3.2020 (Cancelled)

10.Samson et Dalila ,C.Saint-Saens-Abimelech ,29.3/1,4,7.4.2020 (Cancelled) 

11. Der Freischütz , Eremiten (Cancelled)

12. Aida , Ramfis (Cancelled)

13. Le Nozze di Figaro , Bartolo (Cancelled) 

14.Concerts: Vienna State Opera

12.6.2020 - Don Pasquale - Duet Norina / Don Pasquale with Andrea Carroll

& Il barbiere di Seviglia - Finale act 1

27.6.2020- Final concert of the direction of Dominique Meyer 

2.Vienna Volksoper

1.Rigoletto,G.Verdi-Monterone

March,April.2020 (Cancelled)

B.Jönköping , Sweden

1.Don Pasquale , G.Donizetti-Don Pasquale 5,6.01.2020

C.Elbphilharmonie,

Hamburg

Le Beatitudes ,Cesar Franck-

Satan,L'Ange de la Mort ,23.2.2020

D. Odense , Denmark 

Missa Solemnis - Beethoven (Cancelled) 

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2018-2019

A.Vienna 

1. Vienna State Opera

1. Zuniga in „Carmen“ by G. Bizet 6.9.12-9.2018 conductor Frédéric Chaslin

2. Graf Warting in „Un ballo in maschera“ by G. Verdi conductor Giampaolo Bisanti

24.27.30-10 and 2.11.2018

3. Alidoro in „La Cenerentola“ by G. Rossini conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi 

25.27.30-11.2018

4.Fafner in "Das Rheingold" by R. Wagner ,8.01.2019

5.Fafner in "Siegfried" by R. Wagner 

15.01.2019

6.Barone Douphol in "La Traviata" by G.Verdi 29.01-1,4.02.2019

7.Bartolo in "Le Nozze di Figaro" by W.A.Mozart 4,7,9-03.2019

8.5te Jude in "Salome" by R. Strauss 22,25,28-04.2019

9.Der König in "Was ist los bei den Enakos" by E. Naske 10,12,24-02 , 12,27-03, 12-04.2019

10.Basilio in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" by G.Rossini 18,21,-05.2019

B.Hamburg 

1. Elbphilharmonie 

Tour of Vienna State Opera : Bartolo in „Le nozze di Figaro“ by W. A. Mozart 15-09.2018 conductor Adam Fischer

C.Linz - Austria

1.Brucknerhaus

Mutter in "The seven deadly sins" by K.Weill ,with Angelika Kirchschlager and conductor Vinzenz Praxmarer ,Orchestra Divertimento Viennese 

21-10.2018

D.Bucharest 

1.Ateneul Roman

Bass solo in the 9th Symphony by L. van Beethoven , with Maestro Ion Marin and the European Union Orchestra , live in TV and internet for the Festive official launch of the Romanian EU Council presidency,10-01.2019.

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2017-2018

A.Vienna

1.Vienna State Opera

1. Basilio in "Barbiere di Siviglia" 6-9-2017 conductor  Marco Armiliato

2.Second Soldier in "Salome" by R.Strauss under the baton of  Simone Young 16,18,21-9.2017

3.Baron Douphol in "La traviata" G.Verdi conductor  James Gaffigan 24,27,29-9 and 2-10.2017

4.Colline in "La Boheme" on 30.9.2017 cond. Eivind Gullberg Jensen

5.Il Commendatore in "Don Giovanni" by W.A.Mozart 

conductor Sascha Goetzel 5,8,11,13-10.2017

6.Graf Warting in "Un ballo in maschera" by G.Verdi 5,8,11-11.2017

7. 1 Nazarener in "Salome" by R. Strauss 16,19,22,25-11.2017

8. Zio Bonzo in "Madama Butterfly" by Puccini 21,24-11.2017

9.Basilio in "il Barbiere di Siviglia" 4,11-02.2018

10.Bartolo in "le Nozze di Figaro"

12,15,18-2.2018

11.Fafner in "Das Rheingold" by R. Wagner 4-4.2018

12.Ramfis in "Aida" by G. Verdi 25,28-4 and 1-5.2018 Maestro Evelino Pido

13.Abimelech in "Samson et Dalila" by C. Saint-Saens New production by director Alexandra Liedtke with Maestro Marco Armiliato and staring Elina Garanca , Roberto Alagna and Carlos Alvarez 12,15,18,21,25,28-5.2018

14.Angelotti in "Tosca" by G. Puccini 13,16,19-6.2018

2.Wiener Musikverein

Goldene Saal

1.Bass in "Requiem" by G.Verdi under conductor Antal Barnas with Wiener Männergesang Verein  and Györ Philharmonic Orchestra 12-11.2017 15:30

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2016-2017

A.Wil (Switzerland) 

1.Openair classic Wil http://www.openair-classic-wil.ch

19.20.21.25.26.27-8.2016 Verdi and Wagner concerts openair wit arias and scenes from Tannhäuser,Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, Giovanna D'Arco

B.Odense (Denmark)

1. Fafner in "Siegfried" under baton of Maestro Alexander Vedernikov with the Odense Symfoniorkester 9.9.2016 

C.Vienna

Vienna Staatsoper

1.Second Soldier in Salome by R.Strauss 21.24.-9.2016

2.Ramfis in Aida b G.Verdi 29-9 , 2.5.9-10.2016

3.Basilio in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" by G.Rossini 12.15-11.2016

4.Hobson in "Peter Grimes" by B.Britten, debut 13.16.18.21-12.2016

5.Sarastro  in "Die Zauberflöte" by W.A.Mozart 23.25.28-12.2016

5.Commendatore in "Don Giovanni" 23.26.29-1.2017

6.Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro" by W.A.Mozart 29-4,2.4-5.2017

7.Count Warting in "Un ballo in Maschera" by G.Verdi 17.20.23.26-4.2017

8.Fafner in "Das Rheingold" by R.Wagner 30-4, 20-5.2017

9.Fafner in "Siegfried" by R.Wagner 7-4 , 28-5,2017

 

Cover for : Rocco in "Fidelio",Filippo and Inquisitore in "Don Carlo",Orest in "Elektra",Don Pasquale in "Don Pasquale" .

D.Volksoper Vienna 

1. Kontchak in "Prince Igor" by Al. Borodin June 2017 , 3 performances

E.Openair Festival St.Margarethen

1.Sparafucile in "Rigoletto" by G.Verdi. debut in this role ,from the 12.7 to 19.8.2017 - 10 performances.The Premiere on the 12.7 was shown in  Austrian TV ORF3 on the 30.7.2017

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2015-2016

A.Vienna

Vienna Staatsoper

1.Gonzalo from "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès 12.16.18-10-2015 cond. Maestro Graheme Jenkins 

2.Commendatore from "Don Giovanni" 22.26.30-10/1-11.2015 , cond Maestro Adam Fischer

3.Schlossherr from "Fatima" by Johanna Doderer , World Premiere 23.27-12.2015 / 2.3.6-1.2016

4.Fafner from "Rheingold" by R.Wagner role debut at Vienna State Opera 10.1.2016

5.Fafner from "Siegfried" by R.Wagner role debut at Vienna State Opera 17.1.2016 under the baton of Maestro Adam Fischer

6.Monterone from "Rigoletto" by G.Verdi 22.25.28.31-1.2016 with Juan Diego Florez , Olga Peretyatko, Carlos Alvarez and cond. Maestro Evelino Pido

7. Lamoral from "Arabella " by R.Strauss 26.29-1.2016/1-2.2016 cond. Maestro Cornelius Meister 

8.Count Warting from "Un ballo in maschera" 19.23.26.29-4.2016

9.Pietro in "Simone Boccanegra" 24.27.30-5 ,4-6.2016

10. Cover for König Heinrich in "Lohengrin" , Filippo II and  Inqusitore in Don Carlo, Don Pasquale, Timur in "Turandot" ,Baron in "La Traviata" ,Pimen in "Boris Godunov" ,Geronte in "Manon Lescaut" etc

11.Bartolo from "Le Nozze di Figaro" 22.25.28-6.2016

Vienna Volksoper

1. Khan Kontchak  from "Prince Igor" by Al. Borodin cond. Maestro Alfred Eschwe , Producer Thomas Schulte-Michels  ,19-3.2016 Premiere,New Production

B.Bucharest

1.Pater Profundus from Symphony 8 by G.Mahler in International Festival George Enescu in Bucharest 2.9.2016

C.Craiova

1.Don Giovanni from "Don Giovanni" by W.A.Mozart

8.11.2015 at the International Festival Elena Theodorini ,conductor Maestro Myron Michailidis 

2. Don Pasquale from "Don Pasquale" by G. Donizetti

13-6.2016 conductor Maestro  Walter Attanasi

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2014-2015

A.Staatsoper Vienna

1. Filippo II from "Don Carlo" by G. Verdi , under Alain Altinoglu 21.25-9. 2014 (replaced a suffering colleague at short notice!)

2.La Voce di Nettuno from "Idomeneo" by 

Mozart,new production in the staging of Kasper Holten and under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach, 5.8.11.14.16-10.2014

3.Biterolf from "Tannhäuser" by R.Wagner,22.26.30-10 &

2-11.2014,conductor Peter Schneider

4. Alidoro in "La Cenerentola" jumped in at a short notice on the 10.14-12.2014

5.Monterone

from"Rigoletto" by G.Verdi,a new production by Pierre Audi and conductor Myung-Whun Chung 20.23.30-12.2014 & 2.1.2015 , 27.12 - conductor Guillermo Garcia-Calvo, the Premiere on the 20.12 was LIVE IN 60 cinemas in Europe and in TV ORF2. and Classica.

6.Der Bürgermeister from "Das Städtchen drumherum" by Elisabeth

Naske 28-10 , 20.22.25.29-11 ,

2.3-12.2014

7.Surin in "Pique Dame",

16.20.24.28-1.2015

8.Lo zio Bonzo in "Madama Butterfly" 26.30-1 and 2-2.2015

9. Basilio in " Il barbiere di Siviglia" ,16.19-2.2015

10.The chief of Police in "Lady Macbethof Mtsensk district" by D.Shostakovich

11.Ramfis in "Aida" 22,25,28.3.2015

12.Gonzalo in "The Tempest" by Thomas Ades    14.18.21.24.27.-6.2015

13.Monterone in "Rigoletto" by Verdi 17.20.23.26.30-6.2015

14. Commendatore in "Don Giovanni" 19.-6.2015

B.Berlin - Philharmonie

1. Peneios in "Daphne" by R.Strauss , 5-5.2015 , under Maestro Marek Janowksi and with RSB orchestra.

C.Budapest in Müpa 

1.Fasolt in "Rheingold" by R.Wagner with Maestro Adam Fischer , 11-6.2015

And many more to come.

2013-2014

C.Hamburg Großen Saal der Laeiszhalle

1.Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro" on the 3 of September.2013

  tour of Vienna State Opera  in concert conductor Adam Fischer

D.Bucharest - International "George Enescu" Festival-2013

1.Fafner in "Das Rheingold" on the 15 September.2013

 in concert at Sala Mare a Palatului under Marek Janowski

2.Fafner in "Siegfried" on the 19 September.2013

 in concert at Sala Mare a Palatului under Marek Janowski

E.Wiener Staatsoper

1.Basilio 28-9,2.5-10.2013

2.Ramfis-Aida 9.12.15.18-10.2013

3.Tom in "Un ballo in maschera"  11.2013

4.Der Bürgermeister-Das Städtchen Drumherum 9.15.26.31-12.2013

5.Bartolo ,Le Nozze di Figaro 9.12.15-1.2014

6.Basilio, Il barbiere di Seviglia 31.3.2014

7.Fasolt , "Das Rheingold" 30-5,19-6.2014

F.Royal Opera Muscat,Oman

1.Bartolo , Le nozze di Figaro 28.29.30-11.2013

G.Opera de Lausanne - Suisse

1.Basilio, Il Barbiere di Seviglia 27.30-4 , 2.4m.7-5.2014

2.Concert 29.4.2014 at 12.15

H.Bayreuther Festpiele

1.Fafner , "Das Rheingold" 27-7, 10.22-8.2014

2.Fafner , " Siegfried"  30-7 , 13.25-8.2014

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2011-2012

A.Vienna State Opera

1.Landgraf Hermann in "Tannhäuser" by R.Wagner

Staatsoper Wien , Conductor Franz Welser-Möst ,20.23.27-11.2011

2.Il Commendatore in "Don Giovanni" by W.A.Mozart

Bruckner Festspiele in Linz

23.25-9.2011

3.Sprecher in "Die Zauberflöte" ,Staatsoper Wien

19.10.2011

4.Alexandr Petrovic Gorjancikov in "Aus einem Totenhaus" by L.Janacek

Staatsoper Wien , Premiere ,Conductor Franz Welser-Möst,Staging Peter Konwitschny 11.14.18.27.30-12.2011

5.Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro" by W.A.Mozart

Staatsoper Wien,first revival after the premiere in February 2011.

26.29-12.2011 and 2.5-1.2012

6.Tom in „Un ballo in maschera“ by G.Verdi

Staatsoper Wien , role debut,12.16.20-1.2012

7.Feenkönig,Harald in "Die Feen" by R.Wagner ,children version.

Staatsoper Wien,role debut and new production 3.7-2.2012

8.Landgraf Hermann in "Tannhäuser"by R.Wagner

Staatsoper Wien , under the baton of Bertrand De Billy 18.21.25-3.2012

9.Graf Lamoral in "Arabella" by R.Strauss

Staatsoper Wien , conductor GMD.Franz Welser-Möst ,with Emily Magee as Arabella 6,9,12-5.2012

10.Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro" by W.A.Mozart

at the Staatsoper Wien,conductor Louis Langree 3,6,9,13-6.2012

11.Raimondo in "Lucia di Lammermoor" by G.Donizetti

at Staatsoper Vienna,conductor Guillermo Garcia-Calvo,with Brenda Rae(20.6),Diana Damrau(27.30.6) and Piotr Beczala 20,24,27,30-6.2012

 

 



Concerts

 

1.Aria and Lieder concert "Das Ensemble stellt sich vor" Olga Bezsmertna (soprano),Sorin Coliban(bass baritone) and Kathleen Kelly (piano),21.10.2012,at 11:00.Mahler Saal in the State Opera Vienna.

2.Lieder Abend -Lied.Bühne, Sorin Coliban (Bass Baritone) and Kathleen Kelly (piano),

24.5.2012,Musikverein - Gläserner Saal/Magna Auditorium ,Vienna/
Program : Enescu,Duparc,Schubert,Ibert,Honegger,

Massenet,Schumann,Brailoiu.THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BEING SUCH A GREAT AUDIENCE!

3.Aria and Lieder concert "Das Ensemble stellt sich vor" , Sorin Coliban (Bass Baritone),Christina Carvin (Soprano) and Kathleen Kelly (Piano)

23.10.2011 , Mahler Saal in the State Opera Vienna/Program : Berg,Donizetti,Gershwin,Haendel,Ibert,Mozart,Massenet,

,Ravel,Rossini,Poulenc etc .