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Marc Molomot
Tenor

Possessed of a rare high-tenor voice and a winning stage persona that comfortably embraces both comedic and dramatic roles, Marc Molomot enjoys an international career on opera and concert stages.  Though Molomot was originally known for appearances with the world's leading early music ensembles, and conductors including William Christie, John Eliot Gardiner, Nicholas McGegan, John Nelson and Andrew Parrott, the "hugely charismatic" and "superb actor...capable of winning our affections with a depth of expression once he begins to sing" (Los Angeles Times) is now in demand for repertoire of all eras.

An acclaimed concert performer, Molomot's recent engagements have included Britten's Serenade with Omaha Symphony and Britten's St. Nicholas Cantata with Berkshire Choral International, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Mobile Symphony Orchestra and Nashville Symphony, Bach's Magnificat with Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Messiah with Rhode Island Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, and Symphony Nova Scotia, and Mozart's Coronation Mass at Alice Tully Hall with American Classical Orchestra.  After his role debut as tenor soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana with the Houston Symphony, Molomot has reprised it with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and Kansas City, Pacific and Omaha Symphonies.  He is also known worldwide for his heartfelt portrayal of the Evangelist in Bach's Passions, with recent appearances including  St. John Passion with Berkshire Choral Festival, and  St. Matthew Passion at King's College, Halifax.

Highlights of Molomot's current season include Orff's Carmina Burana with Oregon Symphony, and Handel's Messiah with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.  In the 2024-25 season, Molomot brought his "fine, style-appropriate voice" (WQXR) to the title role of Rameau's Pygmalion with Kentucky Opera, a role he last performed with On Site Opera; and Davus in Keiser's Octavia with the Boston Early Music Festival.  Other recent operatic highlights have included the roles of Bardolfo in Falstaff with Opera San José, Mime in Wagner's Das Rheingold in Berlin, Truffaldino in Busoni's Turandot with Bard Music Festival, 1st Jew in Salome at Bard and with Tulsa Opera, 3rd Jew with the Houston Symphony, the title role of Purcell's King Arthur and as Puck in Purcell's Fairy Queen with Long Beach Opera (the latter a co-production with Chicago Opera Theater), Sailor in Dido and Aeneas with Angel's Share in New York City, and Arnalta in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with Florentine Opera.  A production of Charpentier's Orphée at Haymarket Opera was "dominated by the wondrous high tenor of Marc Molomot," with the Chicago Tribune reviewer concluding that "it was hard to imagine French Baroque singing more beautifully or stylishly alive to music and text."

Also possessing an affinity for contemporary works, Molomot has created roles including Leonard Lev in the world premiere of Tobias Picker's Awakenings with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Francis O'Rourke in Martin Rokeach's oratorio Bodies on the Line, which he sang with the Oakland Symphony; and Le Cochon in Jean-Marc Singier's acclaimed Chat perché, which he performed at Paris' Amphithéâtre Bastille and on a multi-city tour of France.  His premiere performance as the protagonist in Evan Ziporyn's opera A House in Bali was considered "rapturously sung" (Wall Street Journal) and "powerful" (San Francisco Chronicle).  He sang the role of John Adams in Virgil Thomson's The Mother of us All at Hudson Hall, which was named a New York Times "Best Classical Music Performance of 2017," and sang the role of Der Hauptmann in the live recording of Berg's Wozzeck with the Houston Symphony, which won a GRAMMY® Award and an ECHO Klassik Award for Best Opera Recording.

Molomot's comedic talents have been showcased with performances as Adolphe de Valladolid in Offenbach's Les brigands, Le Fils in Poulenc's Les mamelles de Tirésias, and Le Mari in Auber's Fra Diavolo at Opéra Toulon, Opéra de Lyon, and the Opéra Compique in Paris.

In addition to performing on the GRAMMY® and ECHO Klassik Award-winning release of Berg's Wozzeck with the Houston Symphony; Molomot's discography includes the GRAMMY® nominated recording of Lully's Thésée with the Boston Early Music Festival; GRAMMY® nominated Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria on Linn Records with Boston Baroque; Charpentier's Judicium Salomonis with Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie; Handel's Acis and Galatea with Les Boréades conducted by Eric Milnes; and Monteverdi's L'Orfeo with Apollo's Fire led by Jeannette Sorrell.