The work of Dimitrie Lazich in opera and music theatre is consistently met with critical and popular acclaim on both sides of The Atlantic. His CARMEN Escamillo for Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw was televised throughout the Netherlands, while his Pops Concerts sent Dutch audiences home singing the melodies of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Most recently he was featured in Pittsburgh Opera’s Summer Festival in both Richard Strauss’ DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU and Cole Porter’s KISS ME, KATE. Other appearances include LA BOHEME’s Schaunard, THE MERRY WIDOW’s Danilo, THE PEARL FISHERS’ Zurga, LA CENERENTOLA’s Dandini, as well as principal roles in CANDIDE, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, and A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, with the opera companies of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Sarasota, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Dorset. A busy oratorio singer, he recently appeared with the Masterwork Chorus in his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in The Messiah. His season is regularly highlighted by performances of CARMINA BURANA, MESSIAH, ELIJAH, ST. MATTHEW PASSION, Haydn’s CREATION and the REQUIEMS of both Faure and Durufle. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University, Curtis Institute of Music, and Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of The West, he was a Young Artist at Santa Fe Opera. He is represented by Kathy Olsen at Encompass Arts as both a singer and an actor. (Kathy@encompassarts.com)