Christian Zaremba
Praised by the New York Times as “a stage animal with a big bass voice,” Mr. Zaremba’s engagements in the 2016-17 season include performing Colline in La bohème with Opera Omaha and for his Portland Opera debut. He also appears as soloist in Portland Opera’s “Big Night” opera gala, as well as their production of David Lang’s The Difficulty of Crossing a Field and The Little Match Girl Passion, and he joins the Metropolitan Opera for its production of La traviata. Mr. Zaremba recently performed Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia and Passagallo in Gassmann’s L’Opera Seria with Wolf Trap Opera, Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West with Opera Omaha, and Commendatore in Don Giovanni with New York’s Venture Opera. Mr. Zaremba’s recent opera highlights include the roles of Il Re in Aida and Bartolo in Le nozze de Figaro with Wolf Trap Opera, David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion with Glimmerglass Opera, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Long Island Opera, and Pistola in Falstaff with the Martina Arroyo Foundation. As a resident artist with Minnesota Opera, Mr. Zaremba’s performances included General Tracy in the world premiere of The Manchurian Candidate, Sarastro and Sprecher in Die Zauberflöte, Ashby in La fanciulla del West, Zuniga in Carmen, Count Lamoral in Arabella, and The Lawyer in Dream of Valentino. In concert, Christian Zaremba has performed Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St. John Passion with Annapolis Chorale, Mozart’s Requiem with St. Cloud Orchestra, and repertoire of Purcell with Metamorphoses Orchestra. https://www.christianzaremba.com
