 
Valerian Ruminski bass
Career highlights have included Lord Walton in I PURITANI and Zuniga in CARMEN with the Metropolitan Opera; Don Alfonso in COSÌ FAN TUTTE with Seattle Opera; Gremin in EUGENE ONEGIN with Santa Fe Opera and Utah Opera; Garibaldo in RODELINDA with Portland Opera; Colline in LA BOHÈME with Minnesota Opera and New York City Opera; Masetto in DON GIOVANNI and Zuniga in CARMEN with New York City Opera; Ferrando in IL TROVATORE with Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Pacific; Banquo in MACBETH with Opera Ireland; Timur in TURANDOT with Vancouver Opera and Calgary Opera; the King in AIDA with Florida Grand Opera, L'Opéra de Monte Carlo, L'Opéra de Montréal, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Omaha, and Atlanta Opera; Sarastro in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE with Opera Columbus, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Ireland, and Opera Lyra Ottawa; Sparafucile in RIGOLETTO with the New Israeli Opera, Opera Pacific, and Nickel City Opera; Fenicio in ERMIONE with Dallas Opera and New York City Opera; Frère Laurent in ROMÉO ET JULIETTE and the Commendatore in DON GIOVANNI with Opera Lyra Ottawa; the Commendatore in DON GIOVANNI with Calgary Opera; Count Sam Horn in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA with L'Opéra de Québec and L'Opéra de Montréal; Albert in LA JUIVE and Lieutenant Ratcliffe in BILLY BUDD with the New Israeli Opera; Bartolo in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Zuniga in CARMEN, and Geronte in MANON LESCAUT with Hawaii Opera Theatre; Monterone in RIGOLETTO, and both the Doctor and the Notary in GIANNI SCHICCHI with Chautauqua Opera; Monterone in RIGOLETTO with Toledo Opera; Basilio in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with Nickel City Opera and Vermont's Green Mountain Festival; and Ramfis in AIDA with Opera Birmingham. Concert highlights have included LA JUIVE with Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall; Licaone in JUPITER IN ARGOS with the Collegiate Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall; Claudius in HAMLET with Opera Lyra Ottawa; Basilio in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, MESSIAH, and Beethoven's NINTH SYMPHONY with the Buffalo Philharmonic; the VERDI REQUIEM with the Verdi Festival in Forli, Italy; Shostakovich's SONG OF THE FOREST with the American Symphony Orchestra; THE MET MEETS BROADWAY with Opera Idaho; and the PBS RICHARD TUCKER GALA at Avery Fisher Hall. His discography includes NIGHT AT THE OPERA on the Naxos label (2004), featuring singers who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera, and a DVD on Deutsche Grammophon of I PURITANI from the Metropolitan Opera IMAX broadcast. visit artist site: http://www.valerianruminski.net/ download publicity portrait-300k compressed jpeg-300k compressed PC users: Right-click on the link and choose "Save file/link as". Mac users: Click and hold down over the link and choose "Save This file/link as". last update: June 30, 2010 For further information, upcoming engagements, or a complete biography, please contact Randsman Artists Management. |