Jonathan Beyer
Vocalists
— Baritone
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Manager: Robert Scott
Additional Management: Ken Benson
Management Territory: Worldwide
“Jonathan Beyer, an exemplary Dr. Malatesta, was equal to his role. At twenty-seven, his baritone sound is still lyrical but it has a real core. His rendering of "Bella siccome un angelo" showcased his pure vowels and seamless legato. When fast patter was called for in the Act II finale or the Act III duet with Pasquale, he articulated clearly without losing pitch.” Robert Croan, Opera News —Pittsburgh Opera, DON PASQUALE, February 2009
"The audience found its treat in a young, fresh-faced baritone named Jonathan Beyer. The 27-year-old appeared natural, plowing through an ambitious program. Beyer’s voice is big and virile. He produced tones evenly throughout the registers, showing no strain when pushing high and loud. An affinity for Russian songs stood out in Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Ripening Cornfield,” with its gently winding melody, and Beyer’s attentive phrasing and coloration. Beyer has the luxury of a robust, handsome voice, and promising years ahead." Tom Huizenga – Washington Post —Vocal Arts Society, Recital, The Kennedy Center, October 2008
“Early on, baritone soloist Jonathan Beyer expressed some of the piece’s more poignant music. Later, he sang softly, with otherworldly tenderness.” John Wirt, The Advocate —Baton Rouge Symphony, CARMINA BURANA, April 2008
About
Jonathan Beyer has performed with several opera companies including Pittsburgh Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, The Chautauqua Institution, Tanglewood Music Center, Accademia Verdiana, and Teatro di Verdi. He performs a wide variety of repertoire including Marcello in LA BOHEME, Germont in LA TRAVIATA, Malatesta in DON PASQUALE, Papageno in DIE ZAUBERFLOTE, Count Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Belcore in L’ELISIR D’AMORE and Richard Nixon in NIXON IN CHINA. He has also appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, . . . Lorin Maazel’s Châteauville Foundation, Chatam Baroque, Baton Rouge Symphony, Vermont Symphony, the Erie Philharmonic and the Festival at Aix-en-Provence.
Upcoming engagements in the 2009-2010 season include Schaunard in LA BOHEME with Austin Lyric Opera, Captain Gardiner in the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s MOBY DICK at Dallas Opera as well as Silvo in I PAGLIACCI at Opera Grand Rapids. He also has upcoming recitals through the Pittsburgh Concert Society and the Marilyn Horne Foundation. In the summer of 2009, he sang L’Horloge Comtoise in Ravel’s L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES at the Chautauqua Institution, and will also study at Ravinia’s Steans Institute.
Mr. Beyer was a National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition. He was the 1st Place Winner at the Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging Classical Artists. He has also won the Irma M. Cooper Competition, Violetta DuPont Competition, Pittsburgh Concert Society Auditions, American Opera Society Competition, the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Competition, and the Bel Canto Foundation. He has also received awards from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Jensen Foundation, Solti Foundation, Charles Lynam Competition, Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation, National Opera Association, Anna Sosenko Foundation, Mario Lanza Foundation, Dresden Opera Competition, NATS, Giulio Gari Foundation, Palm Beach Opera and Neue Stimmen competitions.
An avid recitalist, Mr. Beyer has performed in recital with Craig Rutenberg, Mikael Eliasen, and Brian Zeger. He has given recitals through the Vocal Arts Society, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Chicago Cultural Center, Judith Raskin Foundation, Bretlesmann Foundation, Over the Rainbow Foundation and the Marian Anderson Foundation. He has degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
