The Singer Behind the Song with Eric Owens
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Location:
Old Auditorium
6344 Memorial Rd
Vancouver, BC - Registration: https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/default.asp?doWork%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle=Load&BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Aarticle_id=D98EF7AB-A36D-4E04-9881-6E72AC70E9FC&menu_id=5A16B5CC-1FF7-4875-921B-4EA7D913F6D5&sToken=1%2C956794b3%2C5c589576%2C9EA80679-7AF5-4E67-A6F8-69CB66411122%2CGAcFP0SBlHMSSEVnEdLOXARH6GA%3D
Bass-baritone Eric Owens has a unique reputation as an esteemed interpreter of classic works and a champion of new music. Equally at home in orchestral, recital, and operatic repertoire, Mr. Owens brings his powerful poise, expansive voice, and instinctive acting faculties to stages around the world.
In the 2018-2019 season, Mr. Owens returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago to make his role debut as the Wanderer in David Poutney’s new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. He also stars as Porgy in James Robinson’s new production of Porgy and Bess at the Dutch National Opera and makes his role debut as Hagen in Götterdämmerung at the Metropolitan Opera conducted by Philippe Jordan. Concert appearances include the world premiere of David Lang’s Prisoner of the People at the New York Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden, the King in Aïda at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti, Verdi’s Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Mozart’s Requiem with Music of the Baroque. Mr. Owens will also go on a multi-city recital tour with tenor Lawrence Brownlee.
This event is sponsored by The Sonya and Charlotte Wall Arts Fund, The Yulanda Faris Opera Coach Fund, the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, UBC Opera and the Faculty of Arts.
Tickets available at ubcoperatickets.com or call 604-822-6725.