Born Canada, July 22,1977
Louisenstrasse 70b 25 Birchwynd Street
D-01099 Dresden St. John’s, NL
Germany A1A 2N3 Canada
+0049 351 426 3755 +001 709 722 1059
mobile+0049 176 2076 4172
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www.emarkmurphy.de
Tenor E. Mark Murphy has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “an eloquent
performer” and by the Sueddeutsches Zeitung (Muenchen, DE) as “wonderfully comic”.
Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Mr. Murphy earned a Bachelor of Music from
Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Master of Music degree from Boston
University. Teachers have included Dr. Mark Goodrich, Penelope Bitzas, Sylvia
Stone, Dr.Carolyn Hart, and Genevieve Halfyard. This up and coming character
tenor has performed such roles as Beppe in I Pagliacci (Cape Cod Opera),
Nathanael, Spalanzani, Pitichinaccio, Cochenille, and Franz in The Tales of
Hoffmann (Longwood Opera and Komische Kammeroper Muenchen), Remendado in Carmen
(Komische Kammeroper Muenchen), Goro in Madama Butterfly (Commonwealth Opera),
Monostatos in The Magic Flute (Maine Grand Opera), as well as several roles with
the Boston University Opera Programmes, including the gossip-mongering Don
Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. A versatile actor, Mr. Murphy has successfully
performed the roles of Frosch, the inebriated jailer in Boston University’s
production of Die Fledermaus as well as the mute Toby in Intermezzo Chamber
Opera’s production of Menotti’s The Medium. Musical theatre and dance credits
include Edward Lyons in Blood Brothers, Freddy Hill in My Fair Lady, as well as
several character roles in The Nutcracker and La Fille Mal Gardee, both with
Kittiwake Dance Theatre. Although most at home in the character tenor repertoire,
E. Mark is a regular concert artist, performing tenor solos in such works as
Mozart’s Mass in C, Handel’s Messiah, and Haydn’s Creation with organizations
including the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Braintree Choral Society, I
Musici de Montreal, and the Orford Festival Orchestra. Solo recital venues have
included those in Canada, the United States and the Czech Republic. Mr. Murphy
was the only Canadian invited in 2004 to perform at Mlada Praha,the
international music festival held yearly in Prague, CZ. His attendance was made
possible in part by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Upcoming
engagements include Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins (Intermezzo Chamber Opera),
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore (Raylynmor Opera), and Orff’s Carmina Burana (Braintree
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FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS 2008-2010 Fest Contract with Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, DE Monostatos Die Zauberflöte Gastone La Traviata Triquet Eugene Onegin Il Messo Aida Pastor Adams Peter Grimes Cacambo Candide James Bondy Die Herzogin von Chicago
CURRENT ENGAGEMENT 2006-2008 Fest Contract with Landesbühnen Sachsen, Radebeul (by Dresden), DE Die Knusperhexe Hänsel und Gretel Spoletta Tosca (German) Hunter Rusalka (German) Hahn Das Schlaue Füchslein (German) Four Servants Les Contes d’Hoffmann (German) Cascada Die Lustige Witwe Dr. Blind Die Fledermaus Parchester Me and My Girl (German) Conte Carnero Der Zigeunerbaron Cornet von Richthofen Der Bettelstudent Käp´n/Affenfürst Der Regenbogen Bobby Der Spuk im Händelhaus
PAST ENGAGEMENTS Opera
2006 Monsieur Vogelsang Der Schauspieldirektor Zürcher Kammer Orchester, CH 2006 Calandrino L’Oca del Cairo Zürcher Kammer Orchester, CH 2006 Zhevakin Die Heirat (German) International Opera Studio, Zurich, CH 2006 LaCouf Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Ger) International Opera Studio, Zurich, CH 2006 Renard Renard TM+ Ensemble, Paris, FR 2005/6 Monostatos Die Zauberflöte für Kinder Opernhaus Zürich, CH 2005 Nihilist Katerina Ismailowa Opernhaus Zürich, CH 2005 Il Messo Il Trovatore Opernhaus Zürich, CH 2004 Richard Dauntless Ruddigore Raylynmor Opera, USA 2004 Beppe I Pagliacci Cape Cod Opera, USA 2004 Toby The Medium Intermezzo Opera, USA 2003 Nathaniel, Spalanzani, Les Contes d’Hoffmann (English) Longwood Opera, USA Franz 2003 Four Servants Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Ger) Komische Kammeroper München, DE 2003 Remendado Carmen Komische Kammeroper München, DE 2002 Il Notario Don Pasquale Boston Lyric Opera, USA 2002 Goro Madame Butterfly Commonwealth Opera, USA 2002 Frosch Die Fledermaus (Eng) Boston University Opera Institute, USA 2001 Monostatos Die Zauberflöte (Eng) Maine Grand Opera, USA 2001 Don Basilio Le Nozze di Figaro Boston University Opera Institute, USA 2000 Boy 1 Trouble in Tahiti Boston University Opera Institute, USA 2000 Lyric Tenor Puppet Postcard from Morocco Boston University Opera Institute, USA
Concert Work
2006 Evangelista Bach Matthäus Passion Steffisburger Kammerchor, CH 2006 Tenor Solo Mozart Missa in D Klosterkirche Rheinau, CH 2005 Tenor Solo Haydn St. Nicholas Mass Klosterkirche Rheinau, CH 2005 Tenor Solo Mozart Requiem Braintree Chorale, USA 2005 Tenor Solo Haydn Lord Nelson Mass Wayland Unitarian Church, USA 2004 Tenor Solo Orff Carmina Burana Braintree Chorale, USA 2004 Solo recital Mladá Praha Music Festival Praha, CZ 2004 Solo recital Dvoøák Biblicke Pisne Praha Chamber Orchestra, CZ 2004 Tenor Solo Haydn Lord Nelson Mass Masterworks Chorale, USA 2004 Tenor Solo Haydn Die Schöpfung (Engl) Braintree Chorale, USA 2003/04 Solo recital Residence of Canadian Ambassador, Praha, CZ 2003 Tenor Solo Vaughn Williams’ Serenade to Music Braintree Chorale, USA 2003 Tenor Solo Mozart Coronation Mass Braintree Chorale, USA 2002 Tenor Solo Bach Cantata No.131 Marsh Chapel, USA 1999 Tenor Solo Mozart Coronation Mass I Musici de Montréal, CA 1998/99 Tenor Solo Handel Messiah Newfoundland Symph. Orchestra, CA
Scenes/roles studied 2005 Mime (full role) Das Rheingold International Opera Studio, Zürich 2005 Scaramuccio (scene) Ariadne auf Naxos International Opera Studio, Zürich 2005 Pedrillo (scenes) Die Entführung aus dem Serail International Opera Studio, Zürich 2000 Snout (scene) Midsummer Night’s Dream Boston University Opera Institute
Other Stage Experience 1998-99 Mouse King/Moor The Nutcracker Kittiwake Dance Theatre 1998 Alain La Fille Mal Gardée Kittiwake Dance Theatre 1998 Edward Lyons Blood Brothers Beothuk Street Players 1997 Freddy Hill My Fair Lady St. John’s, Newfoundland
COMPETITIONS
REVIEWS: ”Delightful also E. Mark Murphy, who promises in stoical inhibition to break ‘the hearts of the proudest women’.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung Laterne, Veilchen, himmelblau…, 2006
”…played the singer vanity wonderfully…Magnificent pleasure.” Tages-Anzeiger Der Schauspieldirektor, 2006
”…showed acting flair and an attractive singing performance.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung L’oca del Cairo; Der Schauspieldirektor, 2006
“The real find was Newfoundland-born E. Mark Murphy, a true character tenor with a resounding voice, perfect diction, great dance steps, and a fine sense of character.” New England Gilbert and Sullivan Society Ruddigore, 2004
“…and E. Mark Murphy, tenor, as Beppe, one of the troupe actors, delivered supporting performances that were equally flawless” www.operaonline.us I Pagliacci, 2004
“…wonderfully comic [E.] Mark Murphy as the always-ready-for-action (and sometimes rickety) servants.” Süddeutsche Zeitung Hoffmanns Erzählungen, 2003
“And E. Mark Murphy stole all his scenes with a wickedly funny, busy-fingered, effete portrayal of Don Basilio, Bartolo’s gossip-mongering crony” The Boston Sunday Herald Le nozze di Figaro, 2001
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