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Isaac Grier Baritone

The impressively warm quality of baritone Isaac Grier’s resounding voice is a true showstopper. His seamless transition from lower repertoire into an imposing Verdian baritone has brought him to the roles of Giorgio Germont, Conte di Luna, and Escamillo, which he portrays fearlessly.

Last season Mr. Grier performed as Ramfis in Aida with New Jersey Verismo Opera and as Leporello in Don Giovanni with New York Vocal Production. In recent years he has been seen as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata with New York Opera Exchange, Escamillo in Carmen and Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with Amore Opera, Sam in Trouble in Tahiti with Underworld Productions, Rochefort in Anna Bolena with Dell’ Arte Ensemble, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Regina Opera, and Il Sacristano in Tosca with Opera North.

Isaac Grier has been a featured soloist with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, presenting a concert program in the ‘Black Classical Music Festival’. He has also maintained an interest in contemporary works, performing the title role of Clarence in the stage premier of Benjamin Yarmolinsky’s Clarence and Anita, as well as creating the role of König Vortigern in the concert premier of Hugo Kauder’s Merlin.

Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Mr. Grier is a graduate of the Master’s program at Manhattan School of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Xavier University in New Orleans.

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Isaac Grier Baritone

Opera Ramfis Aida New Jersey Verismo Opera 2017 Leporello Don Giovanni New York Vocal Production 2016 Raimondo Lucia di Lammermoor Regina Opera 2016 Sacristan Tosca Opera North 2015 Leporello Don Giovanni Amore Opera 2015 Colline La Bohème Amore Opera 2015 Giorgio Germont La traviata New York Opera Exchange 2014 Clarence (c) Clarence and Anita Underworld Productions 2014 Sam Trouble in Tahiti Underworld Productions 2014 Colline La Bohème North Shore Music Festival 2012 Sacristan Tosca New York Grand Opera 2012 Malatesta Don Pasquale Amore Opera 2012 Escamillo Carmen Amore Opera 2011 Figaro The Marriage of Figaro Amore Opera 2011 Pish Tush The Mikado Regina Opera 2011 Angelotti Tosca Regina Opera 2010 Raimondo Lucia di Lammermoor Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2010 Rochefort Anna Bolena Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2010 Colline La Bohème Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2009 Publio La Clemenza di Tito Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2009 Theseus A Midsummer Night’s Dream Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2008 Frère Laurent Roméo et Juliette Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2008 Banco Macbeth Dell’ Arte Ensemble 2007 Sam Trouble in Tahiti Manhattan School of Music 2005 Il Bonze Madama Butterfly Manhattan School of Music 2005 Il Commendatore Don Giovanni Manhattan School of Music 2004 Quince A Midsummer Night’s Dream Manhattan School of Music 2003 Undertaker Porgy and Bess New Orleans Opera 2001 Usher Trial By Jury Xavier University 1997 Melchior Amahl & the Night Visitors Xavier University 1995

Concert Soloist Soloist Black Classical Music Festival Concert Flint Symphony Orchestra 2010

Education & Training M.M. Manhattan School of Music 2005 B.A. Xavier University of Louisiana 2001

Conductors Lucy Arner Carmine Aufiero Louis Burkot Steven Crawford Enrique Diemecke Christopher Fecteau Alex Guzman Steven Jarvi Vincent La Selva David Leibowitz Leann Overton Richard Owen John E. Ware Scott Jackson Wiley

Stage Directors Nathan Hull Linda Lehr Ron Luchsinger Nathaniel Merchant Ben Spierman Dona Vaughn

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Isaac Grier Baritone

Opera Repertoire

Bernstein Puccini Sam …....…………...... Trouble in Tahiti Marcello ……………...... … La Bohème Gianni Schicchi ……. Gianni Schicchi Bizet Sharpless …..…….. Madama Butterfly Escamillo …………...... …..... Carmen Michelle ………..….……….. Il Tabarro Zurga ……...... ….. Les Pêcheurs de Perles Scarpia …………..………………. Tosca

Donizetti Verdi Enrico …...... …. Lucia di Lammermoor Amonasro …...... …………………. Aida Ezio ...... ….…… Attila Humperdinck Rodrigo …...………………… Don Carlo Peter ………….....…… Hansel and Gretel Ford ……………..….………….. Falstaff Jago ………………………………. Otello Leoncavallo Rigoletto …………..…………. Rigoletto Tonio ……...... …..... I Pagliacci Germont …...…………….. La Traviata Il Conte di Luna ………… Il Trovatore Mascagni Alfio ……..……...... Cavalleria Rusticana Wagner Donner ………...... ……. Das Rheingold Mozart Wolfram ………………….. Tannhäuser Don Giovanni ...... ……..… Don Giovanni

Concert Repertoire

Brahms ……………………..….. Requiem Händel …….………...…...... … Messiah Fauré …………………………… Requiem Orff ………....….…... Carmina Burana

This list represents recommended roles in the artist's operatic repertoire. For a list of performed repertoire, please refer to the artist's resume and biography listed in the downloadable materials on our Artist Roster Page.

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Isaac Grier Baritone

Reviews

“Raimondo Bide-the-Bent, a peace keeping minister was beautifully sung by Isaac Grier whose basso cantante provided the glue that literally held people together throughout the opera. His singing with the chorus of Cessi, ah cessi and O meschina and Tu che a Dio at the tomb scene was done with extraordinary power and beauty.” Nino Pantano, BROOKLYNDISCOVERY.COM, March 2016

“Grier [Sam – Trouble in Tahiti] in turn was fittingly sturdy and strong in his showpiece explaining the ‘law about men’ that anoints some winners and others losers. ‘Men are created unequal!’ intones this preternaturally successful businessman who's so out of touch with his emotional life he can't even recall whether he's had a dalliance with his secretary.” Jon Sobel, CLASSICALITE, May 2014

“Baritone Tonio (Isaac Grier) is outstanding as the unrequited and very sinister suitor for Neddas heart. His vocal delivery is chilling and provocatively evil.” Cliff Kasden, BROOKLYN REPORTER, March 2014

“Isaac Grier made a powerful moment out of his brief appearance as the Bonze.” Fred Cohn, OPERA NEWS, June 2012

“Isaac Grier gave a very strong performance as Percy’s doomed brother Rochefort- this bass has potential and is a singer to watch for.” Paul J. Felkonen, SUPERCONDUCTOR, February 2010

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