Nathan Berg

Guest Artist

With his “first-class voice” (The Boston Globe), Nathan Berg has emerged as one of the most in-demand bass-baritones of his generation. Berg enjoys a versatile career that incorporates a balance of concert, recital, and operatic performances. With repertoire ranging from Bach and Handel to Mozart and Mahler, he has travelled extensively to perform with such conductors as Abbado, Boulez, Christie, Davis, Dohnányi, Dutoit, Eschenbach, Haenchen, Harding, Herreweghe, Hogwood, King, Leppard, Lockhart, Masur, Maazel, Norrington, Rilling, Salonen, Slatkin, and Tilson-Thomas. Symphony engagements in the 20092010 season include the St. John Passion with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Mozart's Mass in C Minor with the Handel and Hayden Society. Operatic highlights include The Rake's Progress and Semele at La Monnaie (Brussels) and Don Giovanni with the Calgary Opera. Berg's operatic credits include the title role in The Marriage of Figaro, Leporello (Don Giovanni), Ferrando (Il trovatore), Mercurio (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Schaunard and Coline (La Bohème), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), and many others at leading opera companies including the Canadian Opera Company, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, New York City Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Vancouver Opera, and the Netherlands Opera. Born in Saskatchewan, Berg began his musical studies in Canada, the United States, and France, finishing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he won the Gold Medal for singers. A winner of prizes in the Royal Over-Seas League, Peter Pears, Kathleen Ferrier, and Walther Gruner Lieder competitions, Berg's musicality and artistry continue to receive international critical acclaim.

At the 2010 OBF

Verdi Requiem-Eugene
Verdi Requiem-Portland
Bach and Brahms

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