Baritone
World
Romanian-born baritone Sebastian Catana has built in recent years an outstanding name in the opera world, mainly as an interpreter of Verdi baritone roles, making him “one of the most appreciated baritones of his generation” (Adnkronos). He made his operatic debut in 2001 as Thoré in Meyebeer’s Les Huguenots at Carnegie Hall with the Opera Orchestra of New York. In 2003, he sang Schaunard in La Bohème under the baton of M° Daniel Oren for his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, where he performed many other roles, including Valentin in Faust. In the 2007/2008 season, he made his European debut as Paolo in Simon Boccanegra at the Comunale di Bologna.
Verdi’s roles that have seen him perform on the most important international stages include: Nabucco at Opera di Roma, Arena di Verona, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Philadelphia Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Israeli Opera and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires; Giorgio Germont in La traviata in Rome and at Teatro Massimo Palermo, Pittsburgh Opera, Opéra de Lausanne, Savonlinna Festival and in Tel Aviv; Rigoletto at Royal Opera Copenhagen, in Rome under the baton of Daniele Gatti, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Teatro Verdi Trieste, Opéra Royale de Wallonie Liège and Lithuanian National Opera Vilnius; Conte di Luna in Il trovatore at Palau de Les Arts de Valencia with Zubin Mehta, I due Foscari at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Miller in Luisa Miller at Opéra de Lyon and at Teatro Regio di Torino; Macbeth both concert version with Münich Radio Symphony Orchestra and on stage at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari; Ezio in Attila at Festival Verdi in Parma; Seid in Il corsaro and Don Carlo in Ernani at Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund; Ford in Falstaff at Opéra de Lausanne and the title role of Falstaff with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myung-whun Chung.
In addition to the Verdi repertoire, other significant roles include Scarpia in Tosca at Opéra National de Paris, Opera di Roma, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Leipzig Oper, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia e Royal Danish Opera; Barnaba in La Gioconda at Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and at Arena di Verona; Tonio in Pagliacci again in Verona and at Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Giovanni in Marco Tutino’s La Ciociara at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Diomede in Lauro Rossi’s Cleopatra at the Macerata Opera Festival.
In addition to his Artist Diploma in Voice Performance from Duquesne University, Sebastian Catana holds honours degrees in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan.
LATEST PERFORMANCES: Simon Boccanegra (title role debut) at Teatr Wielki in Warsaw; Cavalleria Rusticana e Pagliacci at Pittsburgh Opera; Macbeth (concert version) with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myung-Whun Chung; Simon Boccanegra (Paolo Albiani) at Finnish National Opera Helsinki; Tosca in Rovigo; Il trovatore and La traviata at Israeli Opera Tel Aviv; Il tabarro (Michele) under the baton of Michele Mariotti at Opera di Roma; Falstaff (in concert) with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducetd by Myung-Whun Chung; Nabucco, Aida, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci at Arena di Verona; Nabucco at Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires; Tosca at Royal Opera Copenhagen.
FORTHCOMING PROJECTS: Un ballo in maschera at Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Rigoletto in Taiwan and at Opéra de Marseille; La Gioconda (Barnaba) at Pittsburgh Festival Opera; Simon Boccanegra (title role) at Teatr Wielki in Warsaw.
