Laurentiu Rotaru Bass-baritone

  

 

 

e-mail: laurentiu_rotaru@yahoo.com

Phone: 860 313 0915

 

 

Education:

• 2005 – 2007 University of Connecticut – Master of Music
• 2002 – 2005: Central Connecticut State University – Music Performance Bachelor
• 1999 – 2001: National University of Music of Bucharest – Canto Department
• 1993 – 1998: Theological Orthodox Seminary of Bucharest

 

Voice Teachers:

• Craig Hart - privately
• Constance Rock - University of Connecticut
• Chai-Lun Yueh – Central Connecticut State University
• Eleonora Enachescu – Conservatory of Bucharest, Romania
• Corneliu Fanateanu – Bucharest, Romania, privately
• Rev. Lucian  Popescu – Bucharest, Romania, privately

 

Musical Activity: 

• Since April, 2004 – resident soloist at Connecticut Lyric Opera
• May 2009 -Bass soloist in Freedom Calls, concert with Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
  
• May - 2009, Geronte in Puccini's Manon Lescaut with Shreveport Opera - Louisiana
  
• April - 2009, Bass soloist in Mozart's: "Vesperae Solnnes De Confessore" K. 339 with the New Britain Chorale
• Nov. - Dec. 2008 - Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
  
• Sep- Oct. 2008 - Soloist in Bach Cantata, BWV 211 Kaffeekantate
• Aug 2008 – Sacristan in Tosca by Puccini with the Opera Theater of CT
• May 2008 – Finalist of CT Guild Opera Competition
• April 2008 Soloist- B Minor Mass - Bach with New Britain Chorale and CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
  
• March 2008 – Recital at First Congregational Church in South Glastonbury
• Feb 2008 – Second Hermit in The Three Hermits and Hester Prynne at Death by Stephen Paulus at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, NY
• Winner of The Metropolitan Opera National Competition, New England
• Dec.  2007 - soloist -Messiah- Handel with Wallingford Chorale
• Dec 2007 - Benoit/Alcindoro in la Boheme with Connecticut Lyric Opera 
• Nov 2007 - Benoit in La Boheme - Mississippi Opera
• Oct 2007 - soloist - Schubert Mass in G Major - CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra 
• Sep 2007 - Romanian Recital - University of Connecticut
• August 2007 - Yamadori & Imperial Commissioner -Madama Butterfly - Puccini, Opera Theater of Connecticut
• July 2007 - Opera Highlights - Opera AlFresco
• May 2007, bass soloist in Dvorak: Requiem with Chorus of Westerly and Boston Festival Orchestra
• April 2007, Frère Laurent in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliettte - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• March 2007, Sarastro- The Magic Flute - Mozart, University of Connecticut
• March 2007, soloist in Mozart's Requiem and Pergolesi's  Magnificat with New Britain Chorale and Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
• Dec 2006 - Christmas Concert- Conecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
• Nov, 2006- Bartolo and Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• Nov, 2006- bass soloist in Bach's Cantata BWV 32 with Connecticut Chamber Orchestra
• August, 2006 - Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme with Opera Theater of Connecticut
• July , 2006 - Opera Highlights - Opera AlFresco - Hartford River Plaza
• April, 2006- Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• March, 2006 - bass soloist in Magnificat by Vivaldi and Missa Brevis in B Flat - KV 275 by Mozart.
• February, 2006 - fully staged performance in BWV 211 Kaffeekantate by J.S.Bach as Schlendrian  and  BWV 212 Cantate Burlesque by J.S.Bach as Bass soloist.
• December, 2005 - performance in the "Mirages of Sound" - Traditional Christmas Concert with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.
• November, 2005 - Sparafucile in Rigoletto by Verdi - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• September, 2005 - Sarastro in Die Zauberflote by Mozart- Connecticut Lyric Opera
• August, 2005 – Achilles in Julius Caesar by Handel with Opera Theater of Connecticut
• February 25 & March 4, 2005 – Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• September 10, 2004 & November 10 & 21, 2004 – performance as soloist in Requiem, by Faure with New Britain Chorale and Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
• July 9 & 11, 2004 – Don Basilio Rossini’s Barber of Seville  - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• May 13, 2004 – Cascada  Lehar’s  The Merry Widow - Connecticut Lyric Opera
• October 14, 2004 – performance in CLO’s concert Two Nations – One Love  at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain
• October 22, 2004 – performance in CLO’s concert Two Nations – One Love at Carnegie Hall, New York;
• April 30 & May 2, 2004 – Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen- Connecticut Lyric Opera

• Since September, 2002 – bass leader and soloist for congregational Church in South Glastonbury, CT
• May 27 & 28, 2004 – Mephistopheles in Faust by Charles Gounod with Capitol Opera Raleigh
• May 8, 2004 – performance as soloist  in Requiem, by W.A. Mozart with Wallingford Chorale
• April 4 & 18, 2004 – performance as soloist, Mass in D Major , by Antonin Dvorak with New Britain Chorale and Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
• March 20, 2004 – performance as soloist in Requiem by Brahms with Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra;
• Oct 12, 2003 – performance as Dr. Grenvil in Traviata by Verdi, organized by the foundation “Save Our Sterling” of Derby – Connecticut
• Aug 28, 2003 – performance in the international concert Classical Masterpieces, organized by “ The Romanian Cultural Association” of New York, along with performers from Romania, Columbia, Mexico, and Italy
• May 11, 2002 – performance for the Romanian Festival in New York
• March 2002 – performance in the opera The Tender Land, by Aaron Copland, as Mr. Jenks with Queens College – New York
• 2001 – 2002: cantor of  “The Descend of the Holy Spirit” – Romanian Orthodox Church in New York
• April 28  - 30, 2001:  performance for the Festival “Tinere Talente” (Young Talents) of Ramnicul Valcea 2002 as a soloist with The Philharmonic Orchestra  “Ion Dumitrescu”
• 1998 – 1999: Employee of National Opera of Bucharest – singer in the choir; The operas performed in during employment with The National Opera of Bucharest: Nabucco, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and Aida, by Verdi; Elixir d’amore and Lucia di Lammermoor, by Donizetti; Faust, by Gounod; Carmina Burana by Carl Orf; Die Fledermaus, by Strauss; Tosca, by Puccini; Die Zauberflöte, by Mozart
• 1998 – 2001: Soloist of the choir “Divine Harmony” – Bucharest (tours around the country and abroad in Greece and Italy)
• 2000 – tour in USA and Canada as a soloist of the Theological Institute of Bucharest chorus
• Theological Seminary, choirboy and soloist in: The Seminary Choir; The Romanian Railways Choir;  "Nicolae Oancea” Academic Chorale of the Teachers of Bucharest (tours around the country and abroad in Austria, Italy and Hungary)

Complete operatic roles performed:

• Mephistopheles – Faust – Gounod
• Prince Gremin - Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
  
• Leporello - Don Giovanni-Mozart
• Don Basilio – Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Gioachino Rossini
• Sarastro - Die Zauberflote – Mozart
• Frère Laurent - Romeo et Juliette – Gounod
• Sparafucile - Rigoletto – Verdi
• Achilles - Julius Caesar - Handel
• Yamadori & Imperial Commissioner -Madama Butterfly - Puccini
• Sacristan - Tosca - Puccini
• Bartolo --Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart
• Antonio - Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart
• Zuniga – Carmen – Georges Bizet
• Dr. Grenvil – Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi
• Cascada – The Merry Widow  - Lehar
• Mr. Jenks – The Tender Land – Aaron Copland
• Benoit/Alcindoro - La Boheme – Puccini
• Second Hermit in The Three Hermits by Stephen Paulus

Concert repertoire performed:

·         Requiem – Dvorak
-    Mass in B-minor - J. S. Bach
·         Requiem – Mozart
·         Requiem – Faure
·         Requiem – Brahms
·         Magnificat – Pergolesi
·         Mass in D Major – Dvorak
·         Messiah  - Handel
·         Mass in G – Schubert
·         Missa Brevis in B Flat – Mozart
·         Cantata BWV 32 – Bach
·         BWV 211 Kaffeekantate – Bach
       BWV 212 - Bach

Companies:

• Mississippi Opera
• Connecticut Lyric Opera
• Opera Theater of Connecticut
• Opera al Fresco – Connecticut
• Capitol Opera Raleigh – North Carolina
• The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, NY
• National Opera – Bucharest - Romania

Language Skills:

• Spoken languages: Romanian, English, Italian (advance beginner);
• Singing languages: Romanian, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, French, German, Latin, Greek.   

 

Achievements and awards:

 

          Devine Harmony High Achievements Scholarship – Conservatory of Bucharest;

Honors Scholarship at Central Connecticut State University;

CCSU Foundation Scholarship: First City Bank Scholarship;

CCSU Foundation Scholarship: The Virginia Vidich Scholarship;

CCSU Foundation Scholarship: Music Enrichment;

Connecticut Guild Opera Scholarship: Andrew & Ann Pinto Award;

Departmental Honors from CCSU Music Department;

University of Connecticut - Teaching Assistanship.

Metropolitan Opera National Competition, New England - Francesco and Hilda Riggio Award

Upcoming Engagements:

• Nov 2008 – Gremin in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikowsky with the CLO
• Dec 2008, Christmas Concert
• Jan-Feb 2009 Staged Bach Cantatas(Coffee, K 211, Peasant K 212)
• March-April 2009 Dr Grenvil in La Traviata-Verdi
• June July 2009 Summer Sound Opera Institute
• Sep-Oct 2009 Children’s Opera Production-Water Spirit in Rusalka
• Nov-Dec 2009 Dr. Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amour – Donizetti
• Jan-Feb 2010 – Achillas in Julius Caesar – Handel
• March-April 2010 Baron Ochs- Der Rosenkavalier- Strauss
• June-July 2010 Summer Sound Opera Institute