Daniel Okulitch
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| Audition Category: | Musical Theatre; Opera |
| Audition Area: | US New York Area |
| Performance Experience: | Broadway; 1/A ($10M and above); 2/B ($3M-$10M); 3/C ($1M-$3M) |
| Personal Website: | www.danielokulitch.com |
| Gender: | Male. |
| Hair Color: | Blonde |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Height: | 6'-6'6'' |
| Age Range: | 30-35 |
| Vocal Range: | Baritone; Bass; Baritone-Dramatic; Operatic Bass |
| State (if performer lives in US): | NY |
| Ethnic appearance: | Caucasian |
| Weight: | 200-210 lbs |
| Union Affiliation: | AGMA; Canadian Equity |
| Bottom note: | Gb2  |
| Top note: | G4  |
| Play Instrument: | No |
| Have an Agent or Manager: | Yes |
| Knows Sign Language: | No |
| Have Dance Experience: | No |
| Vocal Style: | Contemporary Musical Theatre; Jazz; Traditional Musical Theatre |
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| Title of Play/Musical | Role | Theatre | Director/Music Director | |
| Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme on Broadway | Schaunard | Broadway Theater | Bas Luhrmann | |
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| Title of Opera | Role | Opera House | Conductor/Director | |
| Le Nozze di Figaro | Figaro | Detroit Opera | Glover/Streshinsky | |
| Frau Margot | Gert Osterland | Fort Worth Opera | Illick/Corsaro | |
| Don Giovanni | Don Giovanni | Hawaii Opera | Patterson/Akina | |
| Don Giovanni | Don Giovanni | Opera Ontario | Tweten/Grant | |
| Susannah | Olin Blitch | Boheme Opera | Pucciatti/Spierman | |
| Don Giovanni | Masetto | Vancouver Opera | Darlington/Cavanagh | |
| Dead Man Walking | Joeseph DeRocher | Calgary Opera | Agler/Robinson | |
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| Name of Institution | Degree/Certificate | Teachers | ||
| Cincinnati Conservatory | Artist Diploma | McGraw | ||
| Oberlin Conservatory | BM, MM | Miller | ||
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Bio
The young Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch first came to national attention on Broadway as Schaunard in Baz Luhrmann's production of La bohème in 2002-03--a role he repeated when the production traveled to Los Angeles the following year, for which he received the Ovation Award for Best Ensemble Performance from the Los Angeles Stage Alliance. His signature roles show a dedication to both old and new works, including the title roles in Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro, Joseph DeRocher in Dead Man Walking and Olin Blitch in Susannah.
Mr. Okulitch’s career continues to grow in the 2007-2008 season in which he makes his role debut at the Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit in the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro, will be Shaunard in La bohéme in Phoenix, Colline in the same opus in Vancouver, the world premiere of David Dichiera’s Cyrano de Bergerac in Detroit, and sings the title role in the world premiere of The Fly at the Opéra du Châtelet in Paris in a co-production with the Los Angeles Opera, where he will reprise the role in the fall of 2008-2009. Other future engagements include the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro for the Dallas Opera, Escamillo in Carmen in Detroit and Vancouver, Swallow in Peter Grimes for his debut at the Washington National Opera, and the title role of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking in Ft. Worth.
Mr. Okulitch opened the 2006-2007 season in the title role of Don Giovanni for Opera Ontario, which he repeated for the Hawaii Opera Theater. He was also heard in a gala concert with Manitoba Opera and performances as Inspector Gert Osterland in the world-premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s opera Frau Margot at Fort Worth Opera.
Mr. Okulitch’s 2005-06 season began with Schaunard in La Boheme with Manitoba Opera, immediately followed by Schlemil in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at Dallas Opera, the critically acclaimed title role debut of Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking at the Calgary Opera, Masetto with Vancouver Opera, and Blitch in Susannah with the Boheme Opera in New Jersey. He closed the season with his long-awaited role debut as Don Giovanni at the French festival Lyrique-en-Mer.
Daniel Okulitch’s 2004-05 season began with his return to San Francisco Opera as The Bosun’ in Billy Budd, followed by a recording of Chausson’s Le roi Arthus with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London, and by the roles of Fredrich Baeher in Little Women at Fort Worth Opera, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Utah Opera, Masetto in Don Giovanni with Opera de Marseille, and Laski in Chabrier’s Le Roi Malgré Lui at Avery Fisher Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Okulitch was a member of the San Francisco Opera Merola Program, and also trained with the Cincinnati Opera as a Young Artist for two seasons, and apprenticed with the Des Moines Metro Opera. He is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the Singers Development Foundation, First Prize from the George London Foundation in 2004, The Sullivan Foundation 2004, 2nd Prize from the Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation Competition, First Prize from the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation in 2004, a Grant from the Singers Development Fund in 2003, 5th Prize in the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition in 2002, and was a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 2000 and 2001. He is a 2006 recipient of a Canada Council Grant for Professional Musicians and received the Andrew White Memorial Award and a Corbett Award while a student at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he received an Artist Diploma in Opera, after completing his BM and MM degrees in Voice and Opera respectively, from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Mr. Okulitch’s career continues to grow in the 2007-2008 season in which he makes his role debut at the Michigan Opera Theater in Detroit in the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro, will be Shaunard in La bohéme in Phoenix, Colline in the same opus in Vancouver, the world premiere of David Dichiera’s Cyrano de Bergerac in Detroit, and sings the title role in the world premiere of The Fly at the Opéra du Châtelet in Paris in a co-production with the Los Angeles Opera, where he will reprise the role in the fall of 2008-2009. Other future engagements include the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro for the Dallas Opera, Escamillo in Carmen in Detroit and Vancouver, Swallow in Peter Grimes for his debut at the Washington National Opera, and the title role of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking in Ft. Worth.
Mr. Okulitch opened the 2006-2007 season in the title role of Don Giovanni for Opera Ontario, which he repeated for the Hawaii Opera Theater. He was also heard in a gala concert with Manitoba Opera and performances as Inspector Gert Osterland in the world-premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s opera Frau Margot at Fort Worth Opera.
Mr. Okulitch’s 2005-06 season began with Schaunard in La Boheme with Manitoba Opera, immediately followed by Schlemil in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at Dallas Opera, the critically acclaimed title role debut of Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking at the Calgary Opera, Masetto with Vancouver Opera, and Blitch in Susannah with the Boheme Opera in New Jersey. He closed the season with his long-awaited role debut as Don Giovanni at the French festival Lyrique-en-Mer.
Daniel Okulitch’s 2004-05 season began with his return to San Francisco Opera as The Bosun’ in Billy Budd, followed by a recording of Chausson’s Le roi Arthus with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London, and by the roles of Fredrich Baeher in Little Women at Fort Worth Opera, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Utah Opera, Masetto in Don Giovanni with Opera de Marseille, and Laski in Chabrier’s Le Roi Malgré Lui at Avery Fisher Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Okulitch was a member of the San Francisco Opera Merola Program, and also trained with the Cincinnati Opera as a Young Artist for two seasons, and apprenticed with the Des Moines Metro Opera. He is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the Singers Development Foundation, First Prize from the George London Foundation in 2004, The Sullivan Foundation 2004, 2nd Prize from the Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation Competition, First Prize from the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation in 2004, a Grant from the Singers Development Fund in 2003, 5th Prize in the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition in 2002, and was a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 2000 and 2001. He is a 2006 recipient of a Canada Council Grant for Professional Musicians and received the Andrew White Memorial Award and a Corbett Award while a student at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he received an Artist Diploma in Opera, after completing his BM and MM degrees in Voice and Opera respectively, from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
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Upcoming
Upcoming Engagements
2007
Oct 13, 17, 20, 26, 28: Carbon and Inconnu in Cyrano, World Premiere, Michigan Opera Theater.
Nov 10-18: Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Michigan Opera Theater.
Dec 21, 23: Schaunard in La Boh?me, Phoenix Metropolitan Opera.
2008
April 12: Soloist; Beethoven 9th, Green Bay Symphony.
April 26, 29 May 1, 3, 5,7: Colline in La Boh?me, Vancouver Opera.
June 30, July 2, 5, 8, 11: Title Role/Seth Brundle in The Fly, Theatre du Chatelet. World Premiere. Howard Shore, Composer. David Cronenberg, Director. Placido Domingo, Conductor.
September: 7-17 Title Role/Seth Brundle in The Fly, Los Angeles Opera. North American Premiere. Howard Shore, Composer. David Cronenberg, Director. Placido Domingo, Conductor. Precise dates TBA
Nov. 22, 24, 27, 29: Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Dallas Opera.
2009
January 24, 27, 29, 31, Feb 3, 5: Escamillo in Carmen, Vancouver Opera
March 21-April 6: Swallow in Peter Grimes, Washington National Opera (Dates TBA)
May: Escamillo in Carmen, Detroit Opera (Dates TBA)
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