Dominic BarberiMaltese Bass Dominic Barberi graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with MMus Perf (Distinction) under Stephen Robertson. He is a former member of the National Theatre Mannheim Ensemble and of the Berlin Staatsoper International Opera Studio under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. Highlights include ‘Sarastro’ Die Zauberflöte and ‘Colline’ La bohème at the Berlin Staatsoper and role debuts as ‘Giorgio’ I Puritani in Oviedo, ‘Alvise Badoero’ La Giaconda at Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, ‘Publio’ La Clemenza di Tito and ‘Zuniga’ Carmen at Staatstheater Braunschweig and as ‘Bottom’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Lille and Montpellier and ‘Alidoro’ La Cenerentola in Montpellier.
In 2019 Dominic appeared in the Operalia Competition and reached the Semi Final of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition, in 2017 he represented England in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition and was a finalist in the IVC s' Hertogenbosch Competition, receiving the Handel Award. Dominic has appeared as a guest soloist throughout Europe in amongst others; Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s John Passion, Matthew Passion, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, Mozart’s Requiem, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and a world premiere of Luther Oratorio at the Berlin Philharmonic. |
Roles
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
2023 ‘Ein Polizeikommissar/Der Notar’ - Der Rosenkavalier (R.Strauss) C: Johannes Klump D: N.Brieger
Maggio Musicale Fiorentina
2023 ‘Gravis/Theologe’ - Dr Faust (F.Busoni) C: Cornelius Meister D: D.Livermore
Opéra National de Paris
2022 ‘‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Simone Young D: Lydia Steier
Theater Lübeck
2022 ‘‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Stefan Vladar D: Christiane Lutz
Opera Klosterneuburg
2022 ‘‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Christoph Campestrini D: François de Carpentries
Opéra Lille
2022 ‘Bottom’ - A Midsummer Night‘s Dream (B.Britten) C: Guillaume Tourniaire D: Laurent Petty
Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
2021 ‘Alidoro’ – La Cenerentola (G.Rossini) C: Magnus Frykland D: Alicia Geugelin
Komische Oper Berlin
2021 ‘2. Polizist/6. Angesteller’ – Die Nase (D.Schostakovich) C Ainars Rubikis: D: Barrie Kosky
Oper Leipzig
2021/22 ‘Angelotti’ – Tosca (G.Puccini) C: Chritsoph Gedschold D: Michiel Dijkema
Immling Festival
2021 ‘Alidoro’ – La Cenerentola (G.Rossini) C: Evan Christ D: Detlef Soetler
Ópera de Oviedo
2020 ‘Giorgio’ - I Puritani (V.Bellini) C: Iván López Reynoso D: Emilio Sagi
Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
2019 ‘Bottom’ - A Midsummer Night‘s Dream (B.Britten) C: Tito Muñoz D: Ted Huffman
Indiana University
2019 ‘Titurel’ (Gurnemanz Cover) – Parsifal (R.Wagner) C: Arthur Fagen D: Chris Alexander
National Theatre, Mannheim
2020 ‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Mark Rohde D: Friedrich Meyer-Oertel
2019/20 ‘Zuniga’ - Carmen (G.Bizet) C: Mark Rohde D: Yona Kim
2019 ‘Angelotti’ - Tosca (G.Puccini) C: Alexander Soddy D: Renate Ackermann
2019 ‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Alexander Soddy D: Gabriele Rech
2019 ‘Il Frate’ - Don Carlo (G.Verdi) C: Benjamin Reiners D: Jens-Daniel Herzog
2019 ‘Titurel’ - Parsifal (R.Wagner) C: Alexander Soddy D: Hans Schüler
2019 ‘Don Fernando’ - Fidelio (L.V.Beethoven) C: Alexander Soddy D: Roger Vontobel
2018 ‘Bass’ - Vespro della Beata Vergine (C.Monteverdi) C: Jörg Halubek D: Calixto Bieito
2018 ‘Alidoro’ - La Cenerentola (W.A.Mozart) C: Attilio Cremonesi D: Cordula Däuper
2018 ‘Hans Schwarz’ - Die Meistersinger (R.Wagner) C: Alexander Soddy D: Nigel Lowery
Tiroler Landestheater, Innsbruck
2017/18‘Alvise Badoero’ - La Gioconda (A.Ponchielli) C: Francesco Rosa D: Alexandra Szemerédy/Magdolna Parditka
Staatstheater Braunschweig
2018 ‘Zuniga’ - Carmen (G.Bizet) C: Srba Dinić D: Philipp M. Krenn
2018 ‘Publio’ - La Clemenza di Tito (W.A.Mozart) C: Srba Dinić D: Jürgen Flimm
2018 ‘L‘Usciere’ - La porta della legge (S. Sciarrino) C: Alexis Agrafiotis D: Aniara Amos
Berlin Staatsoper
2016-18 ‘Sarastro’ - Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart) C: Julien Salemkour D: August Everding
2018 ‘Doctor’ - Macbeth (G.Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Harry Kupfer
2018 ‘Doctor’ - Pelléas et Mélisande (C. Debussy) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Ruth Berghaus
2018 ‘Marquis D'Obigny’ - La Traviata (G. Verdi) C: Massimo Zanetti D: Dieter Dorn
2018 ‘2. Soldat’ - Salome (R. Strauss) C: Thomas Guggeis D: Hans Neuenfels
2017 ‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Domingo Hindoyan D: Lindy Hume
2016-18 ‘2. Gralsritter‘ - Parsifal (R. Wagner) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Dmitri Tcherniakov
2016 ‘L‘Oste’ – Manon Lescaut (G.Puccini) C: Mikhail Tatarnikov D: Jürgen Flimm
2016 ‘Pietro‘ – Simon Boccanegra (G. Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Federico Tiezzi
2015-17 ‘Baron Douphol’ - La Traviata (G. Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Dieter Dorn
2015-16 ‘2. Geharnischter’ - Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart) C: Alexander Soddy D: August Everding
2015 ‘Tom’ - Un Ballo in Maschera (G. Verdi) C: Eun Sun Kim D: Jossi Wieler/Sergio Morabito
Anhaltisches Theater, Dessau
2017 ‘Ferrando’ – Il Trovatore (G. Verdi) C: Wolfgang Kluge D: Rebekka Stanzel
2017 ‘Abimélech/Old Hebrew’ – Samson et Dalila (C.Saint-Saëns) C: Elisa Gogou
Bregenz Festival
2016 ‘Colas’ - Bastien und Bastienne (W. Mozart) C: Jordan de Souza D: Stephen Whiting
2016 ‘Commendatore‘ - Don Giovanni (W.Mozart) C: Harmut Keil D:Barbara Wysocka
Opera North, Leeds
2015 ‘El tío Sarvaor’ (Cover) – La Vida Breve (M. De Falla) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2015 ‘Maestro Spinellocio’ (Cover) - Gianni Schicchi (G. Puccini) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2015 ‘Guccio’(Cover) - Gianni Schicchi (G. Puccini) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2014 ‘Bass Famigliari’ - Coronation of Poppea (C. Monteverdi) C: Laurence Cummings D: Tim Albery
Scottish Opera, Glasgow
2014 ‘Banquo’ (Cover) - Macbeth (G. Verdi) C: Derek Clark D: Dominic Hill
2014 ‘Doctor‘ (Cover) - Macbeth (G. Verdi) C: Derek Clark D: Dominic Hill
CONCERTS
2023 Matthäus Passion (J.Bach) RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
2021 Threni(I.Stravinsky) RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
2019 Cantata 201, 205 (J.S. Bach) Dunedin Consort - Edinburgh Festival
Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) Berlin Philarmonie – Junges Ensemble Berlin
Recital - Glasgow Trades Hall
2018 John Passion (J.S. Bach) Nederlandse Händelvereniging Naarden
Liederabend - Berlin Staatsoper
2017 Die Schöpfung (J. Haydn) St. Aldegundis, Emmerich
Luther Oratorio (D. Pacitti) Berlin Staatsoper Concert Choir
Mark Passion (F. Bruhns) Paulus-Kantorei Tempelhof
2016 The Creation (J. Haydn) Paulus-Kantorei Tempelhof
The Creation (J. Haydn) Newcastle Choral
The Last Judgement (L. Spohr) Bachchor Dahlem
2015 Requiem (J. Brahms) Cleveland Philharmonic Choir
John Passion (J.S. Bach) Aberdeen Bach Choir
Nelson Mass (J. Haydn) Halifax Choral Society
Samson (G..F. Handel) Dundee Choral Society
Messiah (G..F. Handel) Berwick Choral Society
COMPETITIONS
2021 Paris Opera Competition Semi-finals
2019 Wigmore Hall Song Competition Semi-finals
2019 Operalia Quarter-finals
2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Semi-finals
2017 IVC’s - Hertogenbosch Finalist and recipient of the Handel Choir Award
2023 ‘Ein Polizeikommissar/Der Notar’ - Der Rosenkavalier (R.Strauss) C: Johannes Klump D: N.Brieger
Maggio Musicale Fiorentina
2023 ‘Gravis/Theologe’ - Dr Faust (F.Busoni) C: Cornelius Meister D: D.Livermore
Opéra National de Paris
2022 ‘‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Simone Young D: Lydia Steier
Theater Lübeck
2022 ‘‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Stefan Vladar D: Christiane Lutz
Opera Klosterneuburg
2022 ‘‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Christoph Campestrini D: François de Carpentries
Opéra Lille
2022 ‘Bottom’ - A Midsummer Night‘s Dream (B.Britten) C: Guillaume Tourniaire D: Laurent Petty
Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
2021 ‘Alidoro’ – La Cenerentola (G.Rossini) C: Magnus Frykland D: Alicia Geugelin
Komische Oper Berlin
2021 ‘2. Polizist/6. Angesteller’ – Die Nase (D.Schostakovich) C Ainars Rubikis: D: Barrie Kosky
Oper Leipzig
2021/22 ‘Angelotti’ – Tosca (G.Puccini) C: Chritsoph Gedschold D: Michiel Dijkema
Immling Festival
2021 ‘Alidoro’ – La Cenerentola (G.Rossini) C: Evan Christ D: Detlef Soetler
Ópera de Oviedo
2020 ‘Giorgio’ - I Puritani (V.Bellini) C: Iván López Reynoso D: Emilio Sagi
Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
2019 ‘Bottom’ - A Midsummer Night‘s Dream (B.Britten) C: Tito Muñoz D: Ted Huffman
Indiana University
2019 ‘Titurel’ (Gurnemanz Cover) – Parsifal (R.Wagner) C: Arthur Fagen D: Chris Alexander
National Theatre, Mannheim
2020 ‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Mark Rohde D: Friedrich Meyer-Oertel
2019/20 ‘Zuniga’ - Carmen (G.Bizet) C: Mark Rohde D: Yona Kim
2019 ‘Angelotti’ - Tosca (G.Puccini) C: Alexander Soddy D: Renate Ackermann
2019 ‘1. Soldat’ - Salome (R.Strauss) C: Alexander Soddy D: Gabriele Rech
2019 ‘Il Frate’ - Don Carlo (G.Verdi) C: Benjamin Reiners D: Jens-Daniel Herzog
2019 ‘Titurel’ - Parsifal (R.Wagner) C: Alexander Soddy D: Hans Schüler
2019 ‘Don Fernando’ - Fidelio (L.V.Beethoven) C: Alexander Soddy D: Roger Vontobel
2018 ‘Bass’ - Vespro della Beata Vergine (C.Monteverdi) C: Jörg Halubek D: Calixto Bieito
2018 ‘Alidoro’ - La Cenerentola (W.A.Mozart) C: Attilio Cremonesi D: Cordula Däuper
2018 ‘Hans Schwarz’ - Die Meistersinger (R.Wagner) C: Alexander Soddy D: Nigel Lowery
Tiroler Landestheater, Innsbruck
2017/18‘Alvise Badoero’ - La Gioconda (A.Ponchielli) C: Francesco Rosa D: Alexandra Szemerédy/Magdolna Parditka
Staatstheater Braunschweig
2018 ‘Zuniga’ - Carmen (G.Bizet) C: Srba Dinić D: Philipp M. Krenn
2018 ‘Publio’ - La Clemenza di Tito (W.A.Mozart) C: Srba Dinić D: Jürgen Flimm
2018 ‘L‘Usciere’ - La porta della legge (S. Sciarrino) C: Alexis Agrafiotis D: Aniara Amos
Berlin Staatsoper
2016-18 ‘Sarastro’ - Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart) C: Julien Salemkour D: August Everding
2018 ‘Doctor’ - Macbeth (G.Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Harry Kupfer
2018 ‘Doctor’ - Pelléas et Mélisande (C. Debussy) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Ruth Berghaus
2018 ‘Marquis D'Obigny’ - La Traviata (G. Verdi) C: Massimo Zanetti D: Dieter Dorn
2018 ‘2. Soldat’ - Salome (R. Strauss) C: Thomas Guggeis D: Hans Neuenfels
2017 ‘Colline’ - La bohème (G.Puccini) C: Domingo Hindoyan D: Lindy Hume
2016-18 ‘2. Gralsritter‘ - Parsifal (R. Wagner) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Dmitri Tcherniakov
2016 ‘L‘Oste’ – Manon Lescaut (G.Puccini) C: Mikhail Tatarnikov D: Jürgen Flimm
2016 ‘Pietro‘ – Simon Boccanegra (G. Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Federico Tiezzi
2015-17 ‘Baron Douphol’ - La Traviata (G. Verdi) C: Daniel Barenboim D: Dieter Dorn
2015-16 ‘2. Geharnischter’ - Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart) C: Alexander Soddy D: August Everding
2015 ‘Tom’ - Un Ballo in Maschera (G. Verdi) C: Eun Sun Kim D: Jossi Wieler/Sergio Morabito
Anhaltisches Theater, Dessau
2017 ‘Ferrando’ – Il Trovatore (G. Verdi) C: Wolfgang Kluge D: Rebekka Stanzel
2017 ‘Abimélech/Old Hebrew’ – Samson et Dalila (C.Saint-Saëns) C: Elisa Gogou
Bregenz Festival
2016 ‘Colas’ - Bastien und Bastienne (W. Mozart) C: Jordan de Souza D: Stephen Whiting
2016 ‘Commendatore‘ - Don Giovanni (W.Mozart) C: Harmut Keil D:Barbara Wysocka
Opera North, Leeds
2015 ‘El tío Sarvaor’ (Cover) – La Vida Breve (M. De Falla) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2015 ‘Maestro Spinellocio’ (Cover) - Gianni Schicchi (G. Puccini) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2015 ‘Guccio’(Cover) - Gianni Schicchi (G. Puccini) C: Jac van Steen D: Christopher Alden
2014 ‘Bass Famigliari’ - Coronation of Poppea (C. Monteverdi) C: Laurence Cummings D: Tim Albery
Scottish Opera, Glasgow
2014 ‘Banquo’ (Cover) - Macbeth (G. Verdi) C: Derek Clark D: Dominic Hill
2014 ‘Doctor‘ (Cover) - Macbeth (G. Verdi) C: Derek Clark D: Dominic Hill
CONCERTS
2023 Matthäus Passion (J.Bach) RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
2021 Threni(I.Stravinsky) RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
2019 Cantata 201, 205 (J.S. Bach) Dunedin Consort - Edinburgh Festival
Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) Berlin Philarmonie – Junges Ensemble Berlin
Recital - Glasgow Trades Hall
2018 John Passion (J.S. Bach) Nederlandse Händelvereniging Naarden
Liederabend - Berlin Staatsoper
2017 Die Schöpfung (J. Haydn) St. Aldegundis, Emmerich
Luther Oratorio (D. Pacitti) Berlin Staatsoper Concert Choir
Mark Passion (F. Bruhns) Paulus-Kantorei Tempelhof
2016 The Creation (J. Haydn) Paulus-Kantorei Tempelhof
The Creation (J. Haydn) Newcastle Choral
The Last Judgement (L. Spohr) Bachchor Dahlem
2015 Requiem (J. Brahms) Cleveland Philharmonic Choir
John Passion (J.S. Bach) Aberdeen Bach Choir
Nelson Mass (J. Haydn) Halifax Choral Society
Samson (G..F. Handel) Dundee Choral Society
Messiah (G..F. Handel) Berwick Choral Society
COMPETITIONS
2021 Paris Opera Competition Semi-finals
2019 Wigmore Hall Song Competition Semi-finals
2019 Operalia Quarter-finals
2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Semi-finals
2017 IVC’s - Hertogenbosch Finalist and recipient of the Handel Choir Award