9 and in Italy, France and Germany for concert performances of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE with Daniel Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. In 2009-2010, he was in Rotterdam as Florestan in FIDELIO with Gergiev, in Dallas for Beethoven's Symphony No.
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"As Florestan, John Mac Master immediately established his presence and credentials with a thrillingly open sound, and the tessitura of his hallucinatory aria seemingly held no fears for him."Įdward Seckerson – The Independent (London)
Highlights of the 2010-2011 season include PAGLIACCI for Kentucky Opera, GLAGOLITIC MASS in Atlanta, at Carnegie Hall and with the Toronto Symphony, Herodes in SALOME for Opéra de Montréal, Mahler’s DAS LIED VON DER ERDE for Vancouver Symphony and the West Virginia Symphony an opera evening with Brott's New West Symphony of California and THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS for Boston Lyric Opera. 9 in Victoria and Seattle, and performed the heroic tenor solos in Mahler's Symphony No. In the 2011-12 season he repeated a number of his signature roles including FIDELIO for Edmonton Opera, a concert performance of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE with the Seoul Philharmonic, Herodes in SALOME for New Orleans Opera and Beethoven's Symphony No. Upcoming performances include CARMINA BURANA with the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and a return to Opéra de Montréal.For the 2012-13 season he was once again to the Orchestre Métropolitain and Nézet-Séguin for the Verdi Requiem and DEAD MAN WALKING for Opéra de Montréal and hee reprised OTELLO for Calgary Opera. Another Elektra brought him back to Opéra de Montréal, again with Yannick at the podium. A career highlight was the first staged opera in Kimmel Hall, when Nézet-Séguin led the famed Philadelphia Orchestra in semi-staged performances of SALOME. In recent seasons (2013-16) he has performed the Verdi REQUIEM with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in their residency at Vail CO, and with the Laval Symphony and their maestro Alain Trudel and returned to Detroit's Michigan Opera Theatre for Florestan in FIDELIO. Mac Master continues to be in demand for heroic repertoire.
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His recent schedule also included performances of Verdi’s REQUIEM at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with Zukerman, Aegisth in ELEKTRA for the Canadian Opera Company, Janacek’s GLAGOLITIC MASS with William Eddins and the Edmonton Symphony plus PAGLIACCI and ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (both for Vancouver Opera). Of particular note was his assumption of the role of Tristan in TRISTAN UND ISOLDE for Welsh National Opera conducted by Mark Wigglesworth and a subsequent outing at the Met in this demanding role, with Levine in the pit. Mac Master’s acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut came as Canio in PAGLIACCI in performances that included the Saturday Afternoon ‘Live from the Met’ radio broadcast. 9 with Sir Bernard Haitink (both with the London Symphony Orchestra) and his debut at Dresden’s Semper Oper as Calaf in TURANDOT conducted by Fabio Luisi. Performances and recording projects have included Florestan in FIDELIO with Sir Colin Davis in London, Beethoven’s Symphony No. Since his astonishing portrayal of Canio in PAGLIACCI at Glimmerglass Opera, John Mac Master has been in demand at the highest international level for the dramatic tenor repertoire. A Canadian tenor with a huge, powerful voice, he summoned every bit of the pathos and violence that the role demands." "As provocative as the staging was (Pagliacci – Glimmerglass Opera), the real news there was John Mac Master’s portrayal of Canio.
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