Samuel performing as Ford in Oper Kiel’s production of Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ (2023), Photos: Olaf Struck
Samuel Performing as Dandini in Oper Kiel’s “La Cenerentola”, Photos: Olaf Struck
Repertoire
OPERA (* Upcoming)
LA TRAVIATA: Baron Douphol, Theater Kiel 2025*
DON PASQUALE: Malatesta, Theater Kiel 2025*
MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Il commissario imperiale / Yamadori, Canadian Opera Company 2025
DIE FLEDERMAUS: Doktor Falke, Theater Kiel 2024
DER ROSENKAVALIER: Faninal, Theater Kiel 2024
DER FREISCHÜTZ: Ottokar, Theater Kiel 2024
BUDDENBROOKS (World premiere): von Trotha (Jump in),Theater Kiel 2024
LA CENERENTOLA: Dandini, Theater Kiel 2024
FALSTAFF: Ford, Theater Kiel 2023
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (WA): Papageno, Theater Kiel 2023
LA BOHÈME: Marcello, Theater Kiel 2023
MANON LESCAUT: Lescaut, Theater Kiel 2023
IOLANTA: Robert, Theater Kiel 2022
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (WA): Papageno, Theater Kiel 2022
COSÌ FAN TUTTE: Guglielmo, Theater Kiel 2022
OTELLO: Montano, Theater Kiel 2022
LA JUIVE: Albert, Theater Kiel 2022
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE: Papageno, Theater Kiel 2021
L’AMOUR DES TOIS ORANGES: Pantalon/Farfarello, Theater Kiel 2021
DER VETTER AUS DINGSDA: Hans, Theater Kiel 2021
DAS DSCHUNGELBUCH (World premiere): Gurilla, Theater Kiel 2020
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Figaro (Jump in), Canadian Opera Company 2020
DIE FLEDERMAUS: Doktor Falke, Saskatoon Opera 2019
LA BOHÈME: Sergeant / Marcello (3. Cast), Canadian Opera Company 2019
COSÌ FAN TUTTE: Guglielmo (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2019
ELEKTRA: Orest's Guardian (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2019
HADRIAN (World premiere): Sycophantic Senator, Canadian Opera Company 2018
EUGENE ONEGIN: Captain / Eugene Onegin (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2018
DIDO AND AENEAS: Sailor/ Aeneas (Cover), COC Ensemble Studio 2018
THE NIGHTINGALE AND OTHER SHORT FABLES: 2nd Japanese Envoy/ 1 Bariton (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2018
RIGOLETTO: Usciere / Marullo (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2018
ARABELLA: Lamoral (Cover), Canadian Opera Company 2017
CARMEN: Moralès, Brott Music Festival 2017
CONCERT
DER FEUERREITER: Wolf, Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel Konzert 2024
LIEBESLIEDER WALTZER: Brahms, Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel Konzert 2024
SYMPHONY NR. 9: Beethoven, Philharmoniches Orchester Kiel 2024, 2023
MESSIAH: Händel, Grand Philharmonic Choir 2019
REQUIEM: Fauré, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2019
PASSIO: Pärt, Cincinnati Camerata 2015
ST. JOHN PASSION (Cover): Bach, CCM at University of Cincinnati 2014
B MINOR MASS (Cover): Bach, CCM at University of Cincinnati 2013
EDUCATION
Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio 2017–19
University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music Bachelor of Music 2011-2015
Recent Pianists: Maddalena Altieri, Rachel Andrist, Andrea Grant, Simone Lutti, Bettina Rohrbeck, John Spencer IV
Recent Conductors: Stefan Bone, Daniel Carlberg, Francesco Cilluffo, Johannes Debus, Gabriel Feltz (GMD), Speranza Scappucci, Benjamin Reiners (GMD), Constantin Schiffner, Sergi Roca, Keri-Lynn Wilson
Recent Directors: Sam Brown, Julia Burbach, Daniel Karasek, Sarah Kohrs, Luise Kautz, Alexandra Liedtke, Pier Francesco Maestrini, Dirk Schmeding
Awards
Stella Maris International Competition Hapag-Lloyd GmbH 2. Prize Kunstlieder/3. Prize Oratorio 2019
Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio Competition 2. Place 2016
Metropolitan Opera National Council Western Canada Regional Winner 2015
Metropolitan Opera National Council Ohio Region Encouragement Award 2014