Eric Owens (bass-baritone)

Eric Owens (bass-baritone)

Eric Owens is an American operatic bass-baritone.

Awards:
*2003 Marian Anderson Award,
*First prize in the Plácido Domingo Operalia Competition

Debuts:
*San Francisco Opera debut as Lodovico in "Otello"
*Royal Opera, Covent Garden debut as Oroveso in "Norma"
*Houston Grand Opera as Ramfis in Aida

He created the role of General Leslie Groves in the world premiere of "Doctor Atomic" at the San Francisco Opera, and the Storyteller in the world premiere of "A Flowering Tree" at Peter Sellers’ New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna.

External links

* [http://www.eric-owens.com Official web site]


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