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Zachary Gordin is a noted interpreter of the 18th century coloratura bass repertoire, the Bel Canto works of Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi, as well as works of contemporary composers.  Formerly one of the rising countertenors of his generation, he appeared with San Francisco Opera (Earthrise), Opera de Monte Carlo (recital, clips aired on PBS), Berkeley Opera (Midsummer Night’s Dream), the Ibla International Festival, Oakland Lyric Opera (Dido and Aeneas), Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players (Pido Silencio), and many others.  He was featured and interviewed by Classical Singer Magazine for the article “All for the Love of Singing” in its February 2004 edition. Since embarking on the baritone repertoire he has received unanimous critical acclaim for the intensity of his acting, the beauty and versatility of his voice, and his athletic physique.

Praised by San Francisco Classical Voice for his “heroic performance” as Escamillo in San Francisco Lyric Opera’s Carmen, other recent performances have included Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with Center Stage Opera, Angelotti in Tosca, Wagner in Faust, the title role (cover) in Don Giovanni with Festival Opera, Count Paris in Romeo et Juliette with Opera San Jose, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with North Bay Opera, and concerts for Festival Opera, Open Opera, Center Stage Opera, Opera Frontier, Trinity Lyric Opera, MusicSources, Pacific Musical Society, and many others.

On the concert stage he has been seen in the premiere of The Myth of Kurva for the Berkeley New Music Project’s “Words and Music” led by American composer William Bolcom, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, a gala concert and “Bel Canto by Candlelight” with the Center Stage Opera Orchestra, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Women Sing, Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Santa Clara Chorale, the Choral Project, and Oakland Symphony Chorus, Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Schubert’s Mass in G with San Francisco City Chorus, Mozart’s Requiem with the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, Faure’s Requiem, Verdi’s Otello, and “A Night at the Opera” with Oakland East Bay Symphony, and Bach’s Cantata #82 “Ich habe genug” with the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.

His talent has been recognized as a winner of prestigious vocal competitions, including: the Pacific Musical Society Competition, East Bay Opera League Vocal Competition, Bellini International Voice Competition, Ibla Grand Prize Baroque Music Competition, recipient of the Irene Patti Swartz Encouragement Award for the Florida Grand Opera National Voice Competition, and Grantee of the Vocal Arts Foundation in San Francisco.  He was also World Finalist for the Academia at Teatro alla Scala, Regional Finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the youngest candidate selected for the ORFEO 2000 World Competition of International Finalists hosted by Hannover Staatsoper.