Biography
Bass-baritone Samuel Weiser begins his third season as a Cafritz Young Artist performing the role of Benoit/Alcindoro in the Cafritz Young Artist performances of La bohème. He is a current student of Neil Shicoff. Samuel graduated cum laude B.S.Ed in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds his M.M. Vocal Performance from Roosevelt University and an Artist Diploma from Chicago Opera Theater. Recent roles with Washington National Opera includeMarquis d’Obigny in La traviata, Captain in Eugene Onegin, the Jailer in Tosca, 2nd Armored Man in The Magic Flute, and2nd Philistine in Samson et Delilah. Samuel also appeared as Pistola in Act 1 of Falstaff and Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola as part of the “Concert of Comic Masterpieces”. In the fall of 2019, Samuel had
Performance credits
Past performances 2016 — Yesterday
Yevgeny Onegin (Eugene Onegin), Tchaikovsky, P. I.
Opera BaltimoreKnyaz Gremin (Prince Gremin)
View cast and crewThe Nose, op. 15, Shostakovich
Chicago Opera TheaterA Newspaper Clerk (The Newspaper officer) + 2 roles
View cast and crewNew England Symphonic Ensemble, FauréVivaldiRutterBeethovenMozart
Mid America ProductionsBaritone (baritone)
View program, cast and crewDon Carlo (Italian version), Verdi
The Metropolitan OperaUn Araldo reale (Royal Herald)
View cast and crewThirsty Thursday At The Opera: Oktoberfest, LehárOffenbachVerdiMascagniMozartStraussWeillWagner, RichardMahlerKorngoldKanderVarious
Opera BaltimoreSoloist
View program, cast and crewFeatured past performances
Yevgeny Onegin (Eugene Onegin), Tchaikovsky, P. I.
Opera BaltimoreKnyaz Gremin (Prince Gremin)
View cast and crew
The Nose, op. 15, Shostakovich
Chicago Opera TheaterA Newspaper Clerk (The Newspaper officer) + 2 roles
View cast and crew
New England Symphonic Ensemble, FauréVivaldiRutterBeethovenMozart
Mid America ProductionsBaritone (baritone)
View program, cast and crew
Don Carlo (Italian version), Verdi
The Metropolitan OperaUn Araldo reale (Royal Herald)
View cast and crew
Biography
Bass-baritone Samuel Weiser begins his third season as a Cafritz Young Artist performing the role of Benoit/Alcindoro in the Cafritz Young Artist performances of La bohème. He is a current student of Neil Shicoff. Samuel graduated cum laude B.S.Ed in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds his M.M. Vocal Performance from Roosevelt University and an Artist Diploma from Chicago Opera Theater. Recent roles with Washington National Opera includeMarquis d’Obigny in La traviata, Captain in Eugene Onegin, the Jailer in Tosca, 2nd Armored Man in The Magic Flute, and2nd Philistine in Samson et Delilah. Samuel also appeared as Pistola in Act 1 of Falstaff and Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola as part of the “Concert of Comic Masterpieces”. In the fall of 2019, Samuel had
