Singing
Imaginative, adventurous, and occasionally downright terrifying, the classical music community has found in baritone Daniel Klein an exciting versatility: as he evolves as an artist, so have the roles for which he’s been called upon. He deftly captured the iconic psychological terror of Verdi’s Jago at Taconic Opera and yet fearlessly exposed the intimate, plaintive introspection of John Proctor at IVAI Tel Aviv. While he made his Avery Fisher debut singing the baritone solo in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, his hilarious Dick Deadeye at Lyric Opera San Diego was born of an exciting comedic freedom. The facility with which Mr. Klein moves between the demands of Verdi, Mozart, baroque works, and experimental modern opera, coupled with his ability to infuse each role with perceptive intelligence, color, and character, has solidified him as one of opera’s most dynamic emerging talents.
Mr. Klein’s work has been enthusiastically received: In 2008 he joined the Evelyn Lear and Tom Stewart Emerging Singers Program of the Wagner Society of D.C. Emerging Singers and appeared their annual concert at the German Consulate in Washington D.C., he has been recognized with The Arthur & Mae Orvis Award at the Liederkranz Foundations Opera Competition in 2008 and was a Finalist at the Violetta DuPont Opera at Florham Competition. He is a Hagedorn Foundation Grant recipient, as well. Recent notices have remarked that Mr. Klein is “incredibly talented…,” with a “rich…” voice that “has all the earmarks of a major career….”
A Carnegie Mellon University graduate, Daniel Klein holds a Masters of Music from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where he was named the Outstanding Graduate of The Vocal Department. Mr. Klein has studied on scholarship at the International Opera Alliance Workshops and the International Vocal Arts Institute. His private teachers and mentors have included Jerome Hines, Sherill Milnes, Evelyn Lear, William Hicks, Judith Oas Nataluuci, Joan Dornemann, Martina Arroyo, William Vendice and Carlo Bergonzi.
Daniel Klein was born and raised in Great Neck, NY and began his career as a boy soprano performing the Messiah with the St. Aloysius Choir and Orchestra.
updated Wednesday July 1, 2009
