This season, baritone Weston Hurt makes his debut at the Austin Lyric Opera as Enrico in
Lucia di Lammermoor, and appears in concert in Boston, Amarillo, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Other recent opera engagements have included Cecil in
Maria Stuarda at the Canadian Opera Company, Germont in
La Traviata and Ford in
Falstaff at the Seattle Opera, Sharpless in
Madama Butterfly at the New York City Opera and the Atlanta Opera, Schaunard in
La Bohéme at the Dallas Opera, Peter in
Hansel and Gretel at the Portland Opera, Enrico in
Lucia di Lammermoor at the Arizona Opera, the Count in
Le nozze di Figaro at the Michigan Opera Theater, Frank in
Die Tote Stadt at the New York City Opera, Baldassare in
L’Arlesiana with the Opera Orchestra of New York, and a performance of
Der ferne Klang with the American Symphony Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall.
Also a prolific concert singer and recitalist, Mr. Hurt has performed in recitals sponsored by the prestigious Marilyn Horne Foundation in the United States, and has also performed in concert internationally, including a South American tour of performances of the Brahms
Ein Deutsches Requiem. Recent engagements have included his debuts with the Nashville Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Oratorio Society of New York in Carnegie Hall. His large repertoire includes such works as the Handel
Messiah, the Fauré
Requiem, the Orff’s
Carmina Burana, the Bach
Mass in B Minor and
Magnificat, the Mozart
Mass in C Minor and
Coronation Mass, the Haydn
Paukenmesse, and the Britten
War Requiem, which he sang at Carnegie Hall. ...
read full bioThis season, baritone Weston Hurt makes his debut at the Austin Lyric Opera as Enrico in
Lucia di Lammermoor, and appears in concert in Boston, Amarillo, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Other recent opera engagements have included Cecil in
Maria Stuarda at the Canadian Opera Company, Germont in
La Traviata and Ford in
Falstaff at the Seattle Opera, Sharpless in
Madama Butterfly at the New York City Opera and the Atlanta Opera, Schaunard in
La Bohéme at the Dallas Opera, Peter in
Hansel and Gretel at the Portland Opera, Enrico in
Lucia di Lammermoor at the Arizona Opera, the Count in
Le nozze di Figaro at the Michigan Opera Theater, Frank in
Die Tote Stadt at the New York City Opera, Baldassare in
L’Arlesiana with the Opera Orchestra of New York, and a performance of
Der ferne Klang with the American Symphony Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall.
Also a prolific concert singer and recitalist, Mr. Hurt has performed in recitals sponsored by the prestigious Marilyn Horne Foundation in the United States, and has also performed in concert internationally, including a South American tour of performances of the Brahms
Ein Deutsches Requiem. Recent engagements have included his debuts with the Nashville Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Oratorio Society of New York in Carnegie Hall. His large repertoire includes such works as the Handel
Messiah, the Fauré
Requiem, the Orff’s
Carmina Burana, the Bach
Mass in B Minor and
Magnificat, the Mozart
Mass in C Minor and
Coronation Mass, the Haydn
Paukenmesse, and the Britten
War Requiem, which he sang at Carnegie Hall.
A graduate of the prestigious Julliard Opera Center, Mr. Hurt has received many notable vocal awards, including 1st place and the People’s Choice Award from the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, the Vienna Prize from the George London Foundation, 1st Place in the 2003 Oratorio Society of New York Competition, and various awards from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Competition, Liederkranz Foundation, Metropolitan Opera National Council, Opera Index, Inc., Palm Beach Opera Competition, and two career grants conferred by The Santa Fe Opera.
Mr. Hurt currently holds the position of Artist/Faculty of Voice and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.
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