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Tenor
Ross Hauck, a current resident of Seattle, Washington, and native of
Cincinnati, Ohio, is known for his distinguished artistry, musicality, and
versatility of expression.
This season Mr. Hauck performed the role of Count
Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Idaho, a role he has also
sung at Sacramento Opera, and the Aspen Music Festival. He was also heard as
Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea with Seattle Early Music Guild, and
as Belmonte in Entfuhrung aus dem Serail with Tacoma Opera. The 2006
season also featured a debut recording on the Naxos Label, singing the lead role
in Brundibar, conducted by Gerard Schwarz and members of the Seattle
Symphony. Other roles this past season included Ramiro in Cenerentola,
Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte, and Harlequin in Der Kaiser von Atlantis.
Recent highlights of opera work include originating and recording the role of
Bonario in the world premiere opera Volpone by American composer John Musto,
commissioned by Wolf Trap Opera Company. Other work at Wolf Trap included
singing the title role in the North American Premiere of Rameau’s Dardanus,
Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and Lippo Fiorentino in Street Scene. He
has also collaborated with American composer Libby Larsen singing the title role
in her opera Dreaming Blue, which was his recording debut. Mr. Hauck was
a member of the prestigious Filene Center for American Artists at Wolf Trap for
two seasons, where he was awarded the Wolf Trap Foundation Grant from the
National Park for the performing arts. Mr. Hauck will next be heard as Tamino
in The Magic Flute with Intermountain Opera in Bozeman, Montana.
As a very active concert artist, he has performed with
numerous orchestras across the country, including the National Symphony,
Cincinnati Symphony, Chicago Symphony as a member of the Steans Institute, and
the Tanglewood symphony. Mr. Hauck has been a guest soloist with the
Bartlesville Symphony, the Lawrence Symphony and White Heron Chorale, the Dayton
Bach Society, the Cincinnati Baroque Society, the Seattle Choral Company, the
Long Island Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, and members of both the Seattle
Symphony the Mississippi Symphony. Upcoming concert engagements this season are
with the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Orchestra Seattle, the Portland Chamber
Orchestra, the Walla Walla Symphony, the Cascade Music Festival, the Cincinnati
Chamber Orchestra, the Bellevue Philarmonic, the Mid-Columbia symphony, the
Helena Symphony, and Music of Remembrance.
Frequently noted as a consummate performer on the
recital stage, Mr. Hauck has appeared with Steven Blier and the New York
Festival of Song in numerous recital performances of “A multitude of sins” as
well as the company’s 15th anniversary Gala. He was recently heard
in recital with the Southeastern Festival of Song at the Dallas Art Museum, the
Ravinia Festival in Chicago, The Tanglewood Music Festival, and the Schubert
Club in Minneapolis. Has been the guest recitalist at Simpson University, and
Whitman College. Upcoming recitals this season are in Seattle, Bellevue,
Cincinnati, and Richland.
A recipient of awards from
the Macallister Opera
Competition, the New York Singing Teachers Association, the NATSAA competition,
the Florida Grand Opera competition, and other national organizations, he has
received rave reviews in many publications including Opera News, the Washington
Post, New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
A distinguished
alumnus of DePauw University(B.M.), and Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
Music(M.M. and Artist Diploma), Mr. Hauck is happily married to his beautiful
wife, Laura, a soprano and voice teacher. He maintains a private teaching studio
out of their home in Issaquah, WA. Mr. Hauck is also active in programming and
performing innovative concerts and sacred programs for churches, universities,
and other non-profit organizations. He is also a cellist and pianist, and in his
spare time is involved in ministry. Mr. Hauck is the proud father of 8-month
old twin sons, Daniel and Benjamin.
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