Canadian bass Michael Uloth is a new member of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, where his performances include the title role in Don Pasquale, Le Bailli in a touring production of Werther, and Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly on the Seattle Opera main stage. A graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Michael returns to Canada in the spring to reprise the title role of Don Pasquale for Saskatoon Opera.
In his three seasons with the Canadian Opera Company, Michael’s performances included Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2nd Armed Man in Die Zauberflöte, Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly, Bonze in Le Rossignol, Priest in St. Mark's in Death in Venice, Gavrila in War & Peace, and Sarastro, Don Alfonso, and Voice of Neptune in Ensemble Studio performances of Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte and Idomeneo, respectively. He also covered the roles of Colline in La Bohème, Zuniga in Carmen, Ramfis in Aida, Lodovico in Otello, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Pietro in Simon Boccanegra, The Emperor in Le Rossignol, Bass 2 in Renard, and Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
An alumnus of Glimmerglass Opera’s Young American Artists Program, Michael’s opera credits also include Caronte/Plutone in L’Orfeo (Glimmerglass Opera, cover), Poet/Judge in Philip Glass’ Orphée (Glimmerglass Opera, cover), Sparafucile in Rigoletto (Saskatoon Opera), Enrico VIII in Anna Bolena (Opera in Concert, Toronto), Leporello/Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte (Guelph Symphony Orchestra), Pistola in Falstaff (Highlands Opera Studio), and High Priest/Hymen in Purcell’s The Indian Queen (Toronto Masque Theatre).
In concert, Michael’s repertoire includes Mozart's Requiem (Grand River Chorus), Jesus in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (Victoria Philharmonic Choir) and St. John Passion (Metropolitan Festival Choir), Haydn's Nelson Mass (Elora Festival), Balthasar in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Elora Festival Singers), Haydn's The Creation (Parry Sound School of Music), Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), and Polonius/Gravedigger in Canadian composer Mark Richards’ Hamlet (Stratford Summer Music). He has also presented two recitals at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, featuring works by Brahms, Finzi, Donizetti, Verdi and Thomas Legrady.
Michael is a graduate of the Bachelor of Music and Opera Diploma programs at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Master of Music in Opera program at the University of Toronto Opera Division. He has also trained at Glimmerglass Opera’s Young American Artists Program, the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, Highlands Opera Studio, The Banff Centre’s Opera as Theatre Program, and the International Vocal Arts Institute’s training programs in Montreal and Puerto Rico. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including Second Prize at the Christina & Louis Quilico Awards and generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, and also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.
Arts and Letters Club of Toronto Canadian Opera Company Elora Festival Singers Glimmerglass Opera Grand River Baroque Festival Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Muskoka Opera Festival Opera in Concert, Toronto
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“At the other end of the vocal spectrum, Kitchener-born bass Michael Uloth proved superior as a singer (and vastly superior as an actor) to his counterpart.” National Post – Arthur Kaptainis (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
“Uloth did a great job, whether in the lovely legato in both his arias, his confident low notes, and particularly in the profundity of his final lines.” Barczablog.com – Leslie Barcza (Die Zauberflöte, February 2011)
“Bass Michael Uloth…also performed admirably, his voice has an interesting timbre with a slight edge that gives it particular definition and cuts through, particularly in the lower register.” Waterloo Record – Stephen Preece (Nelson Mass, August 2009)
“The cynical Don Alfonso was urbanely and slyly played by bass Michael Uloth…” Globe & Mail – Ken Winters (Così fan tutte, June 2009)
“Then there’s Michael Uloth, a very impressive young bass…Uloth was note-perfect. He also has the kind of unstrained security and confidence that allows you to just sit back, relax and enjoy the performance.” CBC radio 1- Michael Crabb (Così fan tutte, June 2009)
“Bass Michael Uloth took full advantage of Colline’s brief moment to shin in ‘Vecchia zimarra’.” La Scena Musicale – Joseph So (Scenes from Bohemian Life, March 2009)
“He has an attractive stage presence – no small advantage in today’s push for dramatic verisimilitude.” La Scene Musicale – Joseph So Meet the Young Artists Concert, September 2008)
“Two to watch are bass Michael Uloth and baritone Andrew Mahon. They both have rich, warm, hearty voices.” Classical 96.3 FM – Paula Citron (The Indian Queen, April 2008)
“Uloth is clearly a talent on the rise…he nailed Enrico’s capricious character…” Opera Canada – Paula Citron (Anna Bolena, October 2007)
