NATHAN
BERG, Bass-Baritone
With a “first-class voice” (Boston Globe), Nathan Berg
enjoys a versatile career of concert, recital and operatic performances
with repertoire ranging from Bach and Handel to Mozart and Mahler.
He has performed internationally with such conductors as Abbado,
Boulez, Christie, Davis, Dohnanyi, Dutoit, Eschenbach, Haenchen,
Harding, Herreweghe, Hogwood, King, Leppard, Lockhart, Masur, Maazel,
Norrington, Rilling, Salonen, Slatkin and Tilson-Thomas.
Symphony engagements this season include the St. John Passion with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with
the Milwaukee Symphony, the Brahm’s Requiem with the National
Arts Centre Orchestra as well as engagements with the Handel and
Hayden Society and the Edmonton Symphony. Operatic highlights include
The Rake’s Progress and Semele at La Monnaie and Don Giovanni
with The Calgary Opera.
Mr. Berg’s operatic credits include the roles of Figaro, Leporello,
Ferrando (Il Trovatore), Mercurio (L’Incoronazione di Poppea),
Schaunard and Colline (La Bohème), Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte)
and many more at leading opera companies including the Canadian
Opera Company, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, New York City
Opera, Opera de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Vancouver Opera and
Netherlands Opera.
A winner of prizes in the Royal Over-Seas League, Peter Pears, Kathleen
Ferrier and Walther Gruner Lieder Competitions, Mr. Berg's musicality
and artistry continue to receive international critical acclaim.
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