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  GEORGE  CORDES

  Bass-Baritone


  "plush-toned" - Opera News

"vocal and dramatic abilities fully in sync"
- New York Times


    "lyrically haunting" - Houston Press 

"a standout presence and power"
- Press & Sun-Bulletin


"deeply touching performance" - Opera News

"a cannon of a voice"
- Grand Rapids Press 


 

 

 


Critical Acclaim 

REVIEWS for Nourabad in Les Pecheurs de Perles with Opera Boston, 2007: 

 "Lastly, we can't forget the resonant bass-baritone voice of George Cordes. Mr. Cordes' portrayal of the high priest, Nourabad, was right on the mark and, coupled with the considerable vocal ability he displayed, added just the right amount of compassion and menace to whatever scene he was in." - OperaOnline.us

"robust" - Boston Globe 

"solid" - Boston Phoenix


Upcoming Engagements

 April 5, 2008: bass soloist in Mozart Requiem
Plymouth Philharmonic (Plymouth, MA)

 May 17, 2008: Scarpia in Tosca
Rockford Symphony (Rockford, IL)

 July 25 & 26, 2008: Falke in Die Fledermaus
 Opera by the Bay (Hingham & Duxbury, MA)


Recent Engagements

Zuniga in Carmen with Opera by the Bay (July 2007)

Nourabad in Les Pecheurs de Perles with Opera Boston (May 2007)

Colline in La Boheme with Tri-Cities Opera (2006) 

Mozart's Requiem with Middletown City Chorale (2006)

Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Tri-Cities Opera (2006)

The Rev. Hale in The Crucible (Ward) with Opera Boston (2005)


Other Career Highlights

Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Colline in La Boheme with Tokyo City Orchestra and New York City Opera, including PBS telecast: Live from Lincoln Center

Angelotti in Tosca with Dallas Opera, Metropolitan Opera in the Parks, and New York City Opera, including PBS telecast: Live from Lincoln Center

Nazarene in Salome with  Chicago Lyric Opera

The Bonze in Madama Butterfly with Metropolitan Opera in the Parks

Monterone in Rigoletto with Houston Grand Opera and Metropolitan Opera in the Parks

Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with Teatro de la Opera, San Juan, PR, New York City Opera, Opera Columbus, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Escamillo in Carmen with Opera Grand Rapids

Timur in Turandot with Opera Tampa and New York City Opera


As Nourabad in Les Pecheurs de Perles with Opera Boston, May 2007

 

 

 

As Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Lyric Opera of Kansas City (2004)

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