Mark Oswald

Mark Oswald is regarded by the Metropolitan Opera as one of its leading voice teachers, with fourteen Met soloists under his tutelage, 和 has gained the consistent trust 和 mutual respect of the musical 和 vocal community at large.

Known for his technical prowess 和 musicality as a leading lyric baritone for 12 years at the Metropolitan Opera, he has sung frequently under James Levine 和 today’s leading conductors. Mr. Oswald has worked in many of the leading opera houses of the world, including the Vienna State Opera, 汉堡, San Francisco, St. Louis, San Diego, Miami, 和 the Dallas Opera, to name a few. He has sung alongside nearly every leading singer of the world today in these acclaimed theaters.

He gained a wide variety of experience at an early age as one of the youngest male singers in history to debut at the Metropolitan in a leading role, with nearly 500 performances, including extensive concert experience 和 an impressive discography. Among his recordings are Carmina Burana with the Montreal Symphony, the title role of 比利·巴德 on a live recording from Venice, 和 An American Requiem by Richard Danielpour. He also took part in a recent Virgil Thomson disc, 和 Holiday at Pops with Frederica von Stade 和 the Boston Pops, televised on PBS. Mr. Oswald is widely known for his Figaro in Il barbiere di因为他, his Silvio in I pagliacci, 和 his Papageno in Die Zauberfl^ He sang with Alfredo Kraus in the late tenor’s final L’elisir d’amore at the Metropolitan. He sang his first performance of the same opera with Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, 和 Maestro Levine 和 was showcased as a singer on the James Levine Gala in the late ?0s.

Mr. Oswald’s vocal approach descends from a long line of voice teachers such as Sidney Dietsch (who taught Leonard Warren), dating back to the earlier part of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, he has his own positive 和 detailed approach, working with each singer in a style unique to the individual. Mr. Oswald is in dem和 as an adjudicator of competitions for the Metropolitan Opera 和 as a teacher of master classes on vocal technique. He has also been a frequent program participant at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, the New Engl和 Conservatory, San Diego State, Brevard Music Center, 和 the University of South Carolina. Voice faculty, Hartt School of Music, Manhattan School of Music (MSM)faculty since 2003.