Sam Sommers |
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Sam Sommers, bass-baritone Sam Sommers has considerable experience in the operatic repertoire, having performed the roles of Olin Blitch in Susannah at the Ft. Worth Opera, Rocco in Fidelio at the Denver Opera, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Illinois, Ninth Symphony by Beethoven with the Boulder Philharmonic, and Verdi Requiem with the Littleton Colorado Symphony. Mr. Sommers has performed numerous roles at the Ft. Worth Opera, Opera Illinois, the Aspen Music Festival, and Brooklyn College. His credits include: Colline, Nick Shadow, Commendatore, Peter Quince, Figaro (Mozart), Bartolo (Mozart), Antonio, Sarastro, Il Dottore, Il Bonze, Die Sprecher and Second Armed Man. During his years of study Mr. Sommers received fellowships with the Aspen Opera Theater, was an Artist in Residence with Opera Colorado, and was a fellowship recipient at the International School of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy. Mr. Sommers has been heard in numerous oratorio concerts at Grace Church in New York City including Handel Messiah, Bach St. John Passion, Faure Requiem, and Mozart Requiem. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Mr. Sommers, his wife Ruth Ferguson, and their two daughters live in Rochester. |