Trevor Scheunemann
Vocalists
— Baritone
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Manager: Elizabeth Crittenden, Damon Bristo
Management Territory: Worldwide
"His [Charles Castronovo] technical control of suavity of phrasing served him equally well in the much-loved duet "Au fond du temple saint," in which he was nicely matched in vocal smoothness and warmth by Trevor Scheunemann as Zurga. The baritone, whose portrayal gained in theatrical weight as the evening progressed, brought considerable tonal vibrancy to his Act III aria and subsequent duet with the limpid-voiced LeIla of Norah Amsellem." —Tim Smith, Opera News, December 2008 – Zurga in 'Les pêcheurs des perles' at Washington National Opera
“Trevor Scheunemann showed off a rich, gleaming voice and had fun as a cartoonish father.” —Ronni Reich, Washington Post, December 10, 2007 - Peter in 'Hansel and Gretel' (Washington National Opera)
"Number three among the men was American baritone Trevor Scheunemann, warm, smooth and impeccably tasteful in both Posa's death scene and Fritz's aria from 'Die tote Stadt'." —Yehuda Shaprio, Opera Now, January/February 2007 - Operalia 2006
About
“Rich” and “gleaming” (Washington Post) are a few words used to describe the voice of American baritone Trevor Scheunemann.
The 2010 – 2011 season will see Mr. Scheunemann return to the Metropolitan Opera as Schaunard in 'La bohčme' and Sid in 'La fanciulla del West', as well as the Count in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at San Francisco Opera under Nicola Luisotti. He will also premiere a new opera at Opéra de Monte Carlo. Mr. Scheunemann will return to Opéra National de Bordeaux, San Francisco Opera, Washington National . . . Opera, and Metropolitan Opera in future seasons.
For the 2009 – 2010 season, Mr. Scheunemann performed at the Washington National Opera as Count Almaviva in 'Le nozze di Figaro', Metropolitan Opera as Morales in the new production of 'Carmen' conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Oper Frankfurt as Guglielmo in 'Cosě fan tutte', and Opéra de Lille with Emmanuelle Haďm in Rameau’s 'Dardanus'. He also made his San Francisco Opera debut as Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West conducted by Nicola Luisotti.
Mr. Scheunemann has been seen recently at Washington National Opera for his role debut as Zurga in 'Les pêcheurs des perles' and also made another role debut as Escamillo in 'Carmen' with Teatro de la Opera in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the summer of 2009, he returned to the Glyndebourne Festival to sing Melot in 'Tristan und Isolde' and made his debut at Opéra National de Bordeaux in Robert Carsen’s 'L’incoronazione di Poppea'. In concert, he performed Vaughan Williams’s 'Dona nobis pacem', Britten’s 'Cantata Misericordium', and Purcell’s 'Come, Ye Sons of Art' with the Choral Arts Society of Washington (DC).
Other recent opera credits include Schaunard in 'La bohčme' and Masetto in 'Don Giovanni' at Washington National Opera conducted by Plácido Domingo. He also sang the title role in 'Don Giovanni' with Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists under the baton of Maestro Domingo for performances at the Kennedy Center in DC and in Monte Carlo. He also made his Glyndebourne Festival debut in productions of Robert Carsen’s 'L’incoronazione di Poppea' conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm and Graham Vick’s 'Eugene Onegin' conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. His orchestral engagements included a performance of Dvořák's 'Stabat Mater' with the Choral Society of Washington (DC). He made an acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut as Curio in 'Giulio Cesare' during the 2006 – 2007 season.
As a member of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera, he appeared in several mainstage performances which included Marco in 'Gianni Schicchi', Larry Landau in 'Sophie’s Choice', and Prince Yamadori in 'Madama Butterfly'. As well as performances of Guglielmo in 'Così fan tutte' and Belcore in 'L’elisir d’amore' with members of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, Mr. Scheunemann also performed in a commissioned work by Marvin Hamlisch with Plácido Domingo and Kristin Chenoweth at the Washington National Opera Golden Gala.
Awards to Mr. Scheunemann’s credit include the Washington National Opera 2007 Artist of the Year, the third place winner in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia 2006, and Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation in 2006.
(Updated June 2010)
