SEASON 2023/24
The MET
Declared by The New York Times as an artist with “beautiful, exceptional clear and well-supported tone", with "vocal flexibility and compelling expression”,
and hailed by the international press for his “credible, intense and authentic interpretations” and as a “stunning singer-actor of his own class”,
American-Lithuanian countertenor ERIC JURENAS established himself within only a few years to one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation;
equally esteemed for operas, oratorio-concerts and recitals, for baroque-music and most of all for contemporary compositions, he is "The Industry's Darling" (Operabase),
and frequently asked by opera-houses such as the MET, ROH Covent Garden of the Wiener Staatsoper, at festivals like the München Opernfestspiele, the Händelfestspiele Göttingen or the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, and orchestras such as Boston Symphony, American Bach Soloists or Lautten Compagney Berlin.
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* 2023/24
- Ligeti - Le Grand Macabre - PRINCE GO GO - Theatre t.b.a. soon
* 2022/23
- Dennehy & Walsh - The First Child - NURSE - Touring performances / Ireland
- Monteverdi - L'Orfeo - LA SPERANZA - Sempeoper Dresden / Debut
- Olga Neuwirth - World Premiere N.N. - Festival Aix-en-Provence
- Recital - Les 3 Contre-tenors - Château de Versailles
- Recital - Les 3 Contre-tenors - New Years -Festival - Church Lauenen / Gstaad
- World Premiere - Olga Neuwirth & Debut Opéra de Garnier Paris
* 2021/22
- Debut at the MET - Dean - Hamlet - GUILDENSTERN
- WORLD-PREMIERE - Donnacha Dennehy & Enda Walsh - The First Child - NURSE - Irish National Opera & Landmark Productions
Dublin Theatre Festival & Galway International Arts Festival
- Händel - Messiah - ALTUS - Lautten Compagney - Festival Internacional de Musica Classica de Bogotá - Teatro Mayor Julio Maria Santo Domingo
- Bach - H-moll-Messe - ALTUS - Concierto de Inauguración - Festival Internacional de Musica Classica de Bogotá - Orchestra Filhármonica de Bogotá - Teatro Mayor Julio Maria Santo Domingo
- Vivaldi -Tamerlano – ANDRONICO - Irish National Opera
- Vivaldi -Tamerlano – ANDRONICO - Linbury Theatre Covent Garden London
- Dean - Hamlet - Guildenstern / Cover - MET
* 2020/21
- Händel – Serse – ARSAMENE – Oper Frankfurt
- Solo Recital + CD - British Heroes - Château deVersailles Spéctacles
- Ligeti – Le Grand Macabre – PRINCE GOGO - Oper Frankfurt
- Händel – Jephta – HAMOR – Komische Oper Berlin
- Händel – Agrippina – NARCISO – De Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam
* 2019/20
- Eötvös – Re-opening – Tri Sestri - Wiener Staatsoper
- World Premiere – Olga Neuwirth – Orlando – GUARDIAN ANGEL
- Händel – Israel in Egypt – Finale Herrenhausener Barock Hannover / Germany
- Händel – Agrippina – NARCISO – Royal Opera House Covent Garden London
* 2018/19
- Händel – Agrippina – NARCISO – Bayerische Nationaloper / Opernfestspiele München
- Händel – RINALDO – Ensemble Matheus - Theater an der Wien, Filharmonia Moscow, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Lyon, Brest, a.o.
- Händel – Poros, Re d‘India – ALEXANDER – Komische Oper Berlin
* 2017/18
- Händel – Messiah – Boston Baroque
- Eötvös – Tri Sestry – NATASHA – Oper Frankfurt
- World Premiere – Aribert Reimann – Sinnig zwischen beyden Welten – Trio for Countertenor, Piano & Viola with Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the piano
- Solo-Recital - British Heroes – Château de Versailles Spéctacles
- Duo Recital & Jan Čižmář – Time stands still – Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik
- Van Kampen / Play – Farinelli and the King – VOICE OF FARINELLI – Belasco Theater Broadway
- Händel – Semele – ATHAMAS – Komische Oper Berlin
- Suzanne Farrin - La Dolce Morte – Mono-Opera - METLive Arts + CD
* 2016/17
- Keiser – Octavia – KÖNIGN TIRIDATES
- Aribert Reimann – Medea – HERALD – Komische Oper Berlin
- World Premiere – Dorman – Wahnfried – FIDI WAGNER – Staatstheater Karlsruhe
- Händel – ORESTE – Kammeroper Wien
- Ayres – PETER PAN – Komische Oper Berlin
- Eötvös – Tri Sestri – NATASHA – Wiener Staatsoper
Appearances - cancelled due to Covid-19-pandemic
Declared by The New York Times as an artist with “beautiful, exceptional clear and well-supported tone", with "vocal flexibility and compelling expression” and hailed by the international press for his “credible, intense and authentic interpretations” and as a “stunning singer-actor of his own class”, American-Lithuanian countertenor ERIC JURENAS established himself within only a few years to one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation; In 2023/24 Eric’s committments include, among others, his debuts as PRINCE GO-GO in Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” at Oper Frankfurt and as PRINCE ORLOFSKY in J. Strauß' "The Bat" at the Bavarian State Opera, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, , as well as 3rd COUNTERTENOR/MALE CHORUS in John Adam’s “El Niño” and MAN UNDER ARCH & HOTEL CLERC in Kevin Put’s highly praised production of “The Hours" at THE MET, where he made his debut 2022/23 overtaking the part of GUILDENSTERIN in Dean's <Hamlet> on a very short call,
After Eric's highly acclaimed debut als NATASHA in Peter Eötvö’s' "Tri Sestri" at the Wiener Staatsoper, where Eric also created the part of GUARDIAN ANGEL in Olga Neuwirth’s WORLD-PREMIERE "Orlando" , opera- appearences brought as ANDRONICO in Vivaldi's "Bajazet" (2 x nominated at the Oliver Awards & Awa <Outstanding Achievement in Opera-Award> ) to the Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera House Convent Garden London, where he made his debut as NARCISO in Händel's "Agrippina" alongside Joyce di Donato. Furthermore, he made his debut at Semperoper Dresden as LA SPERANZA in Monteverdis “L’Orfeo” alongside Rolando Villazon; created the part of MAN (NURSE) in Donnacha Dennehy's and Enda Walsh’s WORLDPREMIERE "The First Child" at the Dublin Theatre Festival and the Galway International Arts Festival; embodied NARCISO in Händels “Agrippina” at the Münchner Opernfestspiele and the Komische Oper Berlin, where he also appeared in the title-role of Richard Ayre's PETER PAN, as HERALD in Aribert Reimanns "Medea" and in the Händel-roles of ATHAMAS in "Semele" and ALEXANDER the GRGREAT in "Poros, Re d'India". He created the part of FIDI in Avenr Dormans WORLDPRMIERE “Wahnfried” at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe during the International Händel-Festival (nominated as <Best World Premiere> at the <International Opera Awards 2018>); Appeared as NATASHA in Eötvö’s “Tri Sestry” and ARSAMENE in Händel’s “Xerxes” at Oper Frankfurt, in the title-role pf Händel’s OREST at the Theater an der Wien in the Kammermoer;als KÖNIG TIRIDATES in Kaisers “Octavia” at the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, as MICHELANGELO in Suzanne Farrin’s Mono-Opera "La Dolce Morte with the International Contemporary Ensemble at the METLive Arts (on CD); as ARBACE and FULVIO in Vivaldi’s "Catone in Utica" at the Glimmerglass Festival and the Opera Lafayette, where he also embodied REFUGEE in Dove’s „Flight“ ; as DON ETTORE in Haydn’s "La Canterina" and Händel’s SERSE with CCM Opera; and the Händel-parts of TOLOMEO in "Giulio Cesare" at Wolf Trap Opera and of NIRENO with Michigan Opera Theater, as well as VOICE of FARINELLI in Van Kampens Play "Farinelli & the King" with Oscar-Winner Mark Rylance as King at the Belasco Theater on Broadway.
Furthermore, he overtook in only 24 hours the never before sang part of DEMETRIO in Händel’s "Berenice" at the Händel-Festival Halle; sang in concert tha Händel-parts of RADAMISTO with Juilliard Vocal Arts, of ATHALIA with Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra and of POLINESSO in "Ariodante" with the American Bach Soloists; and covered FARNACE in Mozart’s "Mitridate, Re di Ponto" at the ROH, the title-role in Morrison’s WORLDPREMIERE THEODORE at Opera Philadelphia and FRANCISCO in Thomas Adés' "The Exterminating Angel" at the Salzburg Festival.
Concert-Committments inlcude Aribert Reimann’s Welturaufführung „Sinnig zwischen beyden Welten" - Trio für Countertenor, Viola & Klavier“ , with Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the piano in the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin; "Les 3 Contre-tenors" at the Château de Versailles Spéctacles and the Gstaad-New-Year’s-Festival;; Händel's "Messiah" and Bach's "h-moll-Messe" at the Festival International de Música Clásica de Bogotá with the Lautten Compageny Berlin and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Händel’s "Messiah" with Boston Baroque, the American Bach Soloists, the Concerto Brabant and the Colorado Symphony Ochestra; Händels "Israel in Egypt" at the Herrenhausener Barock Festival in Hannover, "New-Year’s-Concerts" with works by Mozart, with the Concerto Brandenburg in the Gedächtniskirche Berlin, as well as his highly acclimed debut at the International Händel-Festival Göttingen as DAVID in Händel's "Saul"; (CD was nominated for the <Grammy Awards> )
In addition, he sang together with Lautenist Jan Čižmář the Duo-Recital "Time stands still" at the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik (also on ServusTV at <KulTour mit Ioan Holender) and his Solo- Recital “British Heroes" in the series “Hommage aux Castrats” at the Château de Versailles Spéctacles, where he also could been heard with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi in the title-role of Händel’s RINALDO an die Opéra Royal de Versailles; a part, he never sang before and learned in only 3 days, and which she also interpreted at the Chapelle de la Trinité in Lyon, der Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow and the Theater an der Wien . Besides, he snag works by, among others, Bach, Händel, Vivaldi, Britten, Purcell and John Adams with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Colorado Bach Ensemble, the Belcanto Chorus of Milwaukee, the CCM Ensemble, the Juilliard 415 and the Burlington Choral Society; and als "Artist in Residence" at the Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival. And at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts , Eric gave the highly acclaimed recitals "All Ligeti Program" and Reza Valis "Folksongs No. 14". withEnsemble AXIOM and the New Juilliard Ensemble.
Due to the Covid-pandemic and the shut-dwon of theatres, Eric’s debuts as HAMOR in Händels "Jephta" at the Komischen Oper Berlin, his theatre-debut at Opéra Garnier in a new opera by Olga Neuwirth, the revivals of Eötvö’s “Tri Setri” at the Wiener Staatsoper; the live-recording of his Solo-Recitals "British Heroes" with L'Orchestre de Château de Versailles at the Château de Versailles Spéctacles, and his theatre-debuts at Staatsoper Hamburg and the Nederlandse Opera & Ballet Amsterdam had tob e cancelled.
Eric Jurenas had the pleasure to work with suchs renowned renommierten Stage-Directors and Conductors like Peter Eötvös, Keith Warner, Barrie Kosky, Ivor Bolton, Vladimir Jurowski, Konrad Junghänel. Maxim Emelyanchev, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Dennis Russell Davies, Harry Kupfer, Matthias Pintscher, Jörg Halubek, Rubén Dubrovsky, Anthony Bramall, Steven Sloane, Justin Brown, Françoise De Carpentries, Tazewll Thompson, Benedict Andrews, Nicholas Kraemer, Ryan Brown, Dorothea Kirschbaum, Polly Graham and Yuval Sharon.
An avid competotor, Eric Jurenas recieved numerous arads at national and international comeptitions; among others the 1st AWARD at the Concorso Internazionale di Canto Renata Tebaldi per Barocco, at Händel Aria Competition, the Hal Leonard Online Vocal Competition, the Dayton Opera Guild Competition, the Kentucky Bach Choir Competition and the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee Competition; A 2nd AWARD at the Le Concours Corneille – Concours International de Musique Baroque and a 3rd AWARD at the Internationalen Antonio Cesti Competition for Barockopera at theInnsbrucker Fetwochen der Alten Musik. Furthermore, the„Prestigious Award“ by the Sullivan Foundation, the „Dioraphte Prize for the best interpretation of a composition by Willem Jeths“ at the IVC - International Voice Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), and he was the only Countertenor in the FINALS of the 1st . Meistersinger von Nürnberg Competition at Opera Nürnberg. In addition, Eric is a proud recipient of the NOVIC CAREER ADVANCEMENT GRAND und des JEFFREY THOMAS AWARD.
Eric Jurenas obtainied his Bachelor's-Degree at the College-Conservatory of Music der University of Cincinnati, and his Master’s-Degree at the Juilliard School New York City, and had the huge honor, as one of the 2 Best in his yearto sing the prestigeous "Juilliard Vocal Arts Honors Recital". His teachers were Robert White Jr., William McGraw und George Gibson, and in Master-classes, he worked with, among others, Gerald Finley / Voice and Maestro Alessandro de Marchi / ancient Music Style. Season 2023/24
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