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