Hugh Russell

Guest Artist

Young Canadian baritone Hugh Russell has consistently been hailed for his beautiful voice, dramatic gifts, and interpretive originality. Recent engagements include appearances with the New York City Opera, where he made his company debut singing the title role in The Barber of Seville, and the Los Angeles Opera, where he sang Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos. He was both an Adler Fellow and a member of the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera, where he was heard in Ariadne auf Naxos and in Messiaen's Saint François d'Assise. As a member of the Pittsburgh Opera Center, Russell sang the roles of Malatesta in Don Pasquale, the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande, and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, to critical acclaim. A further triumph with this company was his performance in Dominick Argento's Postcard from Morocco. He has been a regular performer with the New York Festival of Song in recitals at Merkin Concert Hall, the Kaye Playhouse, and the Kennedy Center. On the orchestral concert stage, he has been heard in Carmina Burana with the Seattle and San Francisco symphonies, in Fauré's Requiem with the Orquestra de Sevilla, and in Tobias Picker's Tres sonetos de amor with L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, among many others. Highlights of his 20092010 season include the roles of Lescaut in Massenet's Manon for Angers Nantes Opéra and Papageno in The Magic Flute for Atlanta Opera as well as concert performances of Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer and Fauré's Requiem with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Carmina Burana with Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Sarasota Orchestra.

At the 2010 OBF

Bernstein on Broadway

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