Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss to star in Florentine Opera's Salome

Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss to star in Florentine Opera's Salome

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 15, 16 and 17, 2008, global opera star and Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss will take the stage as Jochanaan (John the Baptist) in Florentine Opera's Salome. Last season, Mr. Doss performed this same role at Milan's legendary Teatro alla Scala (La Scala), where he has been welcomed for five different roles since 2004.

Following his performances in Milwaukee, Mr. Doss will star in the same role at Italy's Teatro Regio Torino. Billed as an important new production of Salome, these performances will take place 100 years after the first Italian performance of the opera, which also took place at Teatro Regio Torino.

In March, Mr. Doss will join Pittsburgh Opera's Aida in the role of Amonasro. He is featured in the same role on a recently released DVD, recorded live at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Reviewers applauded his work, recognizing "another fine performance...from the powerful American bass, Mark Doss (Amonasro)," who was able to "subtly break free of the 'stand and deliver' directions and create a huge amount of emotion in his face and voice," (Reviewer Ltd., UK).

Returning to Milan's La Scala in May, Mr. Doss will be featured in the role of Charrington in 1984, an opera based on George Orwell's novel of the same name. This is just the second time that this production has taken the stage, following a successful run in the United Kingdom.

In June, Mr. Doss will join the Opera Theatre of St. Louis as the prince Diomede in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida.

In other news, Mark S. Doss has earned high praise for his portrayal of Mephistopheles in productions around the world. He is featured in the recently released CD of Mefistofele recorded live with Oper Frankfurt on the hr-musik.de label. The magazine Opernwelt applauds his performance and in a 2007 edition said, "Mark S. Doss can exist beside great predecessors such as Nazzareno de Angeles or Samuel Ramey with luster."

The San Francisco Sentinel has also praised his recent work, reporting in June that "Mark S. Doss was outstanding as Thoas." The review continued, "Mark's strong and authoritative bass-baritone voice is rich and bright throughout the entire range, his warm vibrato sensual and inviting. He is a handsome and formidable presence, perfectly cast as the tormented King of Tauris who believes that ritual sacrifice must befall any alien attempting to enter his kingdom. In his Act One aria, 'De noirs pressentiments mon ame intimidee,' Doss displayed the strapping bravado within his voice and the vigor and grandeur of a Classical actor."

ABOUT MARK S. DOSS:

Mark S. Doss is a celebrated bass-baritone whose accomplishments include a Grammy Award (1993) for his work on the recording of Semele (Handel). He began his musical studies to aid in his ambitions to become a Catholic priest but was seduced by the opera world and has since emerged as one of the world's leading singers.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS:

Christine Payne Mark S. Doss
905-339-6655 or 847-826-4530
cpayne29@cogeco.caMSDoss57@aol.com

Source: Mark Doss

CONTACT: AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS: Christine Payne, (905) 339-6655,
cpayne29@cogeco.ca; or Mark S. Doss, (847) 826-4530, MSDoss57@aol.com

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