Eric Jurenas
Countertenor
“Eric Jurenas was a stunning David, with strong penetrating tone across his range and especially in the high notes, good flexibility, and judiciously deployed vibrato, not heard that often in countertenors, and great vocal expressiveness.”
– Bachtrack
Péter Eötvös Tri Sestri (stepmother), Wiener Staatsoper
Praised by The New York Times for his “beautiful, well-supported tone and compelling expression,” American countertenor Eric Jurenas has been featured on some of the world’s largest and most reputable stages. His dedication to baroque-era music, newly-created works, and everything in between, has established him as an influential voice. Read the full biography below.
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Time Stands Still
This program is structured for countertenor, soprano and lute/theorbo. The story follows two wanderers, dissatisfied with their current situation, mocking the prospect of a stable relationship. The countertenor, only singing in English, ridicules the idea of wooing a potential mate – it’s too much work! This recital, featured at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival, was also recorded and broadcast on a primetime television special on Austrian state TV.
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HANDEL Messiah: “O thou that tellest”
Richard Ayres Peter Pan (title role), Komische Oper Berlin
J.C. BACH Ach daß ich Wassers gnug hätte
ARVO PART Es sang vor langen Jahren
Péter Eötvös Tri Sestri (stepmother), Wiener Staatsoper
Biography
American countertenor Eric Jurenas has been featured on stages around the world. Recent engagements include productions at the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Komische Oper Berlin, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Theater an der Wien, The Irish National Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia, the Glimmerglass Festival, and Opera Lafayette, in repertoire ranging from Handel’s Oreste and Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica to Olga Neuwirth’s Orlando, Brett Dean’s Hamlet, and Avner Dorman’s Wahnfried. He also performed on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated play Farinelli and the King. Other highlights include a world premiere work by Albert Reimann, Sinnig zwischen beyden Welten, with Daniel Barenboim at the piano at the Barenboim-Said-Akademie in Berlin, and dolce la morte by Suzanne Farrin with the International Contemporary Ensemble at the METLiveArts series. Jurenas has most recently been seen on stage throughout Ireland in The First Child by Donnacha Dennehy, and Semperoper Dresden in Monteverdi’s Orfeo. He received his M.M. from The Juilliard School and B.M. from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.