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Christopher Bolduc

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Christopher Bolduc
Born(1980-03-12)March 12, 1980
OccupationOperatic baritone
Websitechristopherbolduc.com

Christopher Bolduc (born March 12, 1980) is an American operatic baritone. A national semi-finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, first prize winner in the 2009 Sullivan Foundation competition and 2011 recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation, Bolduc made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2013 in Nico Muhly's opera Two Boys and currently sings leading roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America.

Early life and education

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Bolduc was born in Albany, New York, and graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase with a Bachelor of Music and from the Indiana University School of Music with both a Master of Music and honorary Performer's Certificate. He then attended the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia where he met his current voice teacher Bill Schuman. He apprenticed first with Santa Fe Opera before making professional debuts at Central City Opera, Palm Beach Opera and Fort Worth Opera. In 2010, Bolduc joined Theater Basel's Oper Avenir program which led to many opportunities in the European opera houses.

Repertoire

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Opera

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Role Opera Composer
Demetrius A Midsummer Night's Dream Benjamin Britten
Sid Albert Herring Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd Billy Budd Benjamin Britten
Malatesta Don Pasquale Gaetano Donizetti
Belcore L'elisir d'amore Gaetano Donizetti
Valentin Faust Charles Gounod
Mercutio Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod
Marcello, Schaunard La bohème Giacomo Puccini
Sharpless Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini
Lescaut Manon Lescaut Giacomo Puccini
Lescaut Manon Jules Massenet
Albert Werther Jules Massenet
Papageno Die Zauberflöte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Guglielmo Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Il Conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ramiro L'heure espagnole Maurice Ravel
Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia Gioachino Rossini
Onegin Eugene Onegin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Robert Iolanta Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Yeletsky Pique Dame Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Gunther Götterdämmerung Richard Wagner
Der Heerrufer des Königs Lohengrin Richard Wagner

Oratorio and sacred music

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Role Piece Composer
Soloist Ein deutsches Requiem Johannes Brahms
Soloist War Requiem Benjamin Britten
Soloist Elijah Felix Mendelssohn
Soloist Carmina Burana Carl Orff

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "The Leonore Annenberg Scholarship, Fellowship, and School Funds Archives".
  2. ^ "2008 contest. Winners - navarra.es". www.navarra.es. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22.
  3. ^ "List of Winners |". ypo-miami.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10.
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