Eric Christopher Black was a fine, full-voiced
Dr. Malatesta with a good sense of physical comedy.
(Mark J. Estren,
The Washington Post)
Eric Christopher Black made an impressive Belcore, lunging into romance at the slightest hint of feminine availability and pulling flowers from his tight strutting uniform. Black has a strong baritone voice and a very flexible face that twisted easily from assertive smugness to wounded vanity.
(Stephen Neal Dennis, All Arts Review)
Upcoming Performances
| Guglielmo | Così fan tutte | HUB Opera Ensemble | Hagerstown Community College | June 2011 |
Baritone Eric Christopher Black created the role of Ronaldo Cabral in Later the Same Evening by John Musto with the Maryland Opera Studio, garnering praise from Opera News who described his singing as "strong" and his character as "florid." His repertoire is quite diverse ranging from Baroque to 21st century pieces, including Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Danilo (The Merry Widow), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Belcore (L'elisir d'amore), Ben (The Telephone), Maximillian (Candide), Falke (Die Fledermaus), Montauciel (Le Déserteur), Pooh-Bah (The Mikado), and various newly composed works. Concert repertoire in his performance history is also diverse, including René Clausen's a new Creation, Duruflé's Requiem, Schumann's Op. 39 Liederkreis, Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Barber's Dover Beach, Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, and Ravel's Don Quichotte à Dulcinée.
He has been invited to perform these roles and solo concert pieces at many venues in the US and abroad, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The National Gallery of Art, The Washington Arts Club, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Teatro Duse in Asolo, Italy, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the Opera Theater of Lucca in Lucca, Italy, and for the Naxos recording label. Among the many music festivals Eric has attended are Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Asolo Song Festival and Institute for the Interpretation of Song, Rising Star Singers, and The InterHarmony Music Festival.
Recent Performances
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Danilo |
The Merry Widow |
Greenbelt Marriot |
Sept. 14, 2008 |
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Robin Starveling |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Jack and Ina Kay Theater,
University of Maryland |
Nov 20, 21, 23, 24, 2008 |
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Barone Douphol |
La Traviata |
Dec 6, 9, 10, 13, 2008 |
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Montauciel (cover) |
Le Déserteur | Opera Lafayette |
La Maison Française, Kennedy Center, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, NYC |
Jan 24, 2009, Jan 27, 2009, Jan 31, 2009, Feb 4, 2009 |
| Dancaïro |
Peter Burrough's Recital (Carmen Quintet) |
University of
Maryland, School of Music |
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center | February 1, 2008 |
| Reporter #3 | Shadowboxer | Maryland Opera Studio |
Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center
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February 20, 2009 |
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Dottore Malatesta |
Don Pasquale (with François Loup) |
Bel Cantanti Opera |
Olney Theater, La Maison Française |
March 8, 14, 15, March 22, 2009 |
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Chorus |
Turandot |
May 16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30, |
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| Recitalist | Love, Virtue, and Rabbit Stew (Solo Recital) |
Vantage House | Columbia, MD | August 14, 2009 |
| Belcore | L'elisir d'amore | Bel Cantanti Opera | Westminster Presbyterian Church, The Lyceum Alexandria, VA |
August 21 & August 23, 2009 |
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Schumann/ Robert |
Magnum
Opus by Michael Oberhauser |
Page-to-Stage Festival, and other productions |
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage |
September 5, 2009 7:30PM |
| Achilla | Giulio Cesare |
Bel Cantanti Opera |
1st Stage Theater Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington |
Oct 10, 11, 2009 Oct 16, 17, 2009 |
| Recitalist | Love, Virtue, and Rabbit Stew | St. Luke's Episcopal Church |
St. Luke's, Bladenburg, MD |
November 21, 2009 7:30PM |
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Coryphée, Aronte/Ubale (cover) |
Armide (Gluck) | Opera Lafayette |
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Lincoln Center Rose Hall |
February 1, 2010 February 3, 2010 |
| Torillos | Sancho Pança (Philidor) | Opera Lafayette |
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, NAXOS
Recording Label |
May 24, 2010 |