Vocalist - Bass-Baritone
About
| An exciting and commanding figure in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, bass-baritone Andrew Wentzel was declared a "vocal standout...who alone achieved a touch of human emotion through strong, sensitive singing" by Opera News following performances of Banquo in Macbeth. The Washington Times agreed, lauding his "flexible but powerful voice" which has "vocal reserves to spare and total abandon in his phrasing." |
Latest Acclaim
"Knoxville bass Andrew Wentzel brought his great voice and a charismatic characterization to the role of Raimondo Bidebent, the Ashton family chaplain and tutor. As if he possessed dramatic glue, the wedding scenes seemed to coalesce around him as he provided both story exposition and moral asides." — Knoxville Metropulse
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| Posted: Feb-15-2010 |
Latest Recordings
 Stephen Hartke's The Greater Good was commissioned by Glimmerglass Opera, and is a strikingly original contribution to the operatic repertory. Based on an iconic short story by Maupassant set during the immediate aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, The Greater Good is notable for its sure-footed dramatic pacing and astute use of different techniques and subtle references to a variety of musical styles in order to portray the characters in a variety of moods and situations. This is the opera's... |
| Posted: Jun-18-2007 |