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Richard Bernstein (born July 30, 1966, Brooklyn, New York) is an American bass. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, with his three siblings, all of whom have followed artistic pursuits,〔Gregory Downer, "Sound Bites", ''Opera News'', November 1998, p. 14.〕 and spent his high school years in Colorado. He attended the University of Southern California and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance. He is currently a member of the Metropolitan Opera; 2014–15 is his 20th consecutive season with the company, where he has 312 performances and 93 international live broadcasts to date with the Met.〔Artist: Richard Bernstein (bass) – Metropolitan Opera roster, (Profile ), metoperafamily.org; accessed October 17, 2012.〕 ==Career== After his graduation from college, Bernstein joined the Los Angeles Opera's Resident Artist Program.〔Alan Rich, ''Le Nozze di Figaro'', ''Daily Variety'' (January 18, 2001) (posted online January 17, 2001, accessed October 10, 2012 )〕 He became a recurring face with the L.A. Opera for a number of years, performing in several productions in the late 1990s and early 2000s.〔Gregory Downer, "Sound Bites", ''Opera News'', November 1998, p. 14〕 He began his career as a bass-baritone and made a reputation for himself not only for the burnished tone of his voice, but the physicality of his performing (as noted in an early ''Opera News'' profile).〔 In December 1995, he made his European debut as Orest in ''Elektra'' in a high-profile concert version in Valencia with the soprano Leonie Rysanek.〔Ventura Melia, "Un elenco de estrellas protagoniza la primera audición de ''Elektra'' en Valencia" (A team of stars leads the first hearing of ''Elektra'' in Valencia), Levante El Mercantil Valenciano (Diciembre 16, 1995) (December 16, 1995)〕 Other notable concert debuts include his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut at the Ravinia Festival in July 1998 (soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9), and his Carnegie Hall debut singing the Verdi Requiem in May 1999. The title role in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' (The Marriage of Figaro) has been a career-defining role for Bernstein. He made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in the role as a last-minute substitute for Bryn Terfel in 1998, and has sung the opera in several major houses, including at the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper (his German debut), and the Teatro Maggio Musicale in Firenze (his Italian debut, with Zubin Mehta conducting).〔John von Rhein, "Figaro Forever", ''Chicago Tribune'' (February 13, 1998); Paul Griffiths, Music Review: "The Essence of ''Figaro'': It's Young, It's Ensemble", ''The New York Times'' (December 21, 1999).〕 He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in October 1995 as Zuniga in ''Carmen''〔("Denyce Graves in ''Carmen'', Her Met Debut" ) by Anthony Tommasini, ''The New York Times'' (October 9, 1995).〕 and has performed over 250 times with the company, including several Live in HD broadcasts (broadcast live into movie theaters internationally). His repertoire with the company includes roles in operas ranging from ''Tosca'' and ''La bohème'' to ''Das Rheingold'' to ''From the House of the Dead'' and ''Wozzeck''.〔((Met performance history website), accessed October 17, 2012 (Keyword search: Richard Bernstein, October 7, 1995 to current date) )〕 His repertoire in general spans a number of styles and languages, from the bel canto of Rossini (Mustafà in ''L'italiana in Algeri'')〔Glenn Griffin, "Splendid ''Algeri'' an omen for year", ''Denver Post'' (July 2, 2003).〕 to classic French opera (Sancho Panza in ''Don Quichotte'')〔Sumi Hahn, "''Don Quixote'' makes for a gratifying night at Seattle Opera", (''The Seattle Times'' (February 28, 2011). )〕 to 20th-century works such as Benjamin Britten's ''Albert Herring'' (Superintendent Budd).〔Karen Weinstein, "''Albert Herring'' Review", L.A. Opera, (accessed October 9, 2012. )〕 He has also sung three of the four lower-voice roles in Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' – Leporello, Masetto, and the title character〔Susan Bliss, "Bernstein Lights Up ''Don Giovanni''" (''Los Angeles Times'' (March 18, 1997) )〕 – including one memorable concert version performed in Bellingham, WA, where he performed both Leporello and Masetto in the same evening. The original Masetto cancelled at the last minute due to illness; Bernstein, scheduled to sing Leporello, volunteered to sing both roles, which he did without a score and semi-staged.〔Jack Frymire "Heroics, real and acted, abounded in ''Don Juan''", ''Bellingham Herald'' (August 17, 2004).〕 Other roles, past and present, include: Daland in ''Der fliegende Holländer'',〔''The Flying Dutchman'' – a Princeton Festival production – Reviewed by Tobias Grace for ''Out in Jersey'' magazine, www.outinjersey.net〕 Méphistophélès in both Gounod's ''Faust'' and Berlioz's ''La damnation de Faust'';〔David Patrick Stearns, "''Faust'' with devil as robber baron More rehearsal might have turned OCP's middling success into triumph", (''Philadelphia Inquirer'' (October 12, 2004). )〕 Colline in ''La bohème'';〔Anne Midgette, "Opera Review; Puccini Neat (Unmiked)", ''The New York Times'', (February 22, 2003).〕 Escamillo in ''Carmen'';〔Barbara Zuck, "''Carmen'', while not brilliant, comes off as solid performance", ''The Columbus Dispatch'' (November 22, 1996)〕 Alidoro in ''La Cenerentola'';〔Daniel Cariaga, "Merriment Abounds in Rossini's ''Cenerentola''", ''Los Angeles Times'' (October 11, 2000)〕 Raimondo in ''Lucia di Lammermoor''; the Four Villains and Crespel in ''Les contes d'Hoffmann''; Don Basilio in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia''; Ferrando in ''Il trovatore''; and Banquo in ''Macbeth''.〔"Un hermoso cuento", ''El Diario Vasco'' (review of ''Il barbiere de Siviglia'' in Pamplona, Spain) (Profile ), diariovasco.com; accessed October 11, 2012.〕 Among the opera companies, orchestras, and festivals with which he has sung are: Seattle Opera, Ravinia Festival, Théâtre du Capitole (Toulouse), Opera Company of Philadelphia, Tanglewood Festival, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Diego Opera, Vancouver Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Bernstein (bass)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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