James Doing Began His Career After Joining the Netherlands Opera Studio in Amsterdam Which

James Doing

Tenor

James Doing began his career after joining the Netherlands Opera Studio in Amsterdam which launched an international career in opera. Mr. Doing has sung over 70 operatic roles in Paris, Nice, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Turin, Stuttgart, Doha (Qatar), New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Santa Fe, Cleveland, Cooperstown (Glimmerglass), Milwaukee, Madison and elsewhere. His operatic roles range from Telemaco in Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse (NetherlandsOpera and Brooklyn Academy of Music) to his critically acclaimed portrayal of Roderick Usher in Philip Glass's The Fall of the House of Usher in theStuttgarter Hofkonzerte, and Gorlaeus in the world premiere and subsequent release on Nonesuch of Louis Andriessen's De Materie. As a Mozart specialist his roles include Tamino, Belmonte, Don Ottavio, Ferrando, Oebalus, Marzio, Bastien and the comedic Pedrillo, Basilio and Vogelsang.

Mr. Doing’s concert career (>80 orchestral parts) was launched after winning the Erna Spoorenberg International Oratorio Vocalists Competition in Holland. As an internationally renowned interpreter of J. S. Bach, James Doing has sung over 130 performances of Matthäus and Johannes Passion and the Weihnachtsoratorium in Europe, Japan and North America, including many performances in Amsterdam’s famed Concertgebouw and Stateside with The Bach Choirof Bethlehem, Peoria Bach Festival, Choral Society of Durham and the Universities of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. In March 2005 he performed Bach's Magnificat and Easter Oratorio with Chicago's Music of the Baroque and in March 2006, his solo tenor performance in the first ever Dutch language Matthew Passion was released by Universal Music/Deutsche Grammophon. He has performed Messiah around the world including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and in Tokyo and is the tenor soloist on the world premiere recording of Beethoven’sKantate auf die Erhebung Leopolds II zur Kaiserswurde with the Krakow Symphony Orchestra. 2011 brings ten Passions throughout Holland including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Messiah and Weihnachtsoratorium in Japan.

James Doing’s mastery of the German language led to recording contracts in the early 1990’s with Evangeliums Rundfunk with whom he recorded a solo Gospel album, three albums of German hymns and the role of Jesus in a musical Adam und Co. which subsequently went on tour throughout Western and the former Eastern Germany. This affinity for the German language also led to his engagement at Theaterhaus Stuttgart in 1997 singing four critically acclaimed performances of Schubert’s epic song cycle Winterreise (in the orchestration by Hans Zender), to sold out audiences.

As a performer, James Doing has been universally praised for his vocal agility, clear timbre, effortless and stylish interpretation, as well as his command of languages and fine dramatic and comedic acting. He has received notice as "admirable" The New York Times, "refined lyric tenor" Opera News, "strong and musical voice" Le Figaro, "vocally first rate" Opern Welt, "great vocal presence" Opernglas, "serene, sweeping, smooth voice" Stuttgarter Zeitung, "absolutely perfect" Main-Echo, and, "deeply moving…never failed our expectations…more than impressive" The Jerusalem Post.

Conductors with whom James Doing has worked as a soloist include Christian Badea, Michel Corboz, John Crosby, Dennis Russell Davies, John DeMain, Jane Glover, Hartmut Haenchen, René Jacobs, Graeme Jenkins, Bernhard Kontarsky, Ton Koopman, Henry Lewis, Stephen Lord, George Manahan, Ingo Metzmacher, Kenneth Montgomery, Arnold Østman, David Parry, Jean-Paul Pénin, Louis Salemno, Vassily Sinaisky, Hans Vonk and Edo de Waart. Among the many stage directors James Doing has worked as a soloist include Christopher and David Alden, Colin Graham, Alfred Kirchner, Harry Kupfer, Elisha Moshinsky, Herbert Neugebauer, Vittorio Patané, David Pountney and Robert Wilson.

Mr. Doing maintains his active concert work schedule and currently bases his singing career out of Madison, WI where he is Professor of Voice at University of Wisconsin’s School of Music.

James Doing, Lyric Tenor

Opera and Operetta Roles Performed Professionally

ComposerOperaRoleOrganization and Venue

AndriessenDe MaterieGorlaeusThe Netherlands Opera (World Premiere), South Bank Festival, London and Settembre Musica Festival, Torino

BelliniLa SonnambulaElvinoUtrecht Opera / Amsterdam Concertgebouw and

Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht

BergWozzeckAndresOpera Forum, Enschede, The Netherlands

BerioUn Re in AscoltoCantante IHolland Festival, Amsterdam Concertgebouw

BizetCarmenRemendadoMadison Opera

BoehmerDr. FaustusHansThe Netherlands Opera (Dutch Premiere)

BorstlapChief Ibn Sina inAbu ObaidaDoha, Qatar (World Premiere commissioned

Samarqandby Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa, Emir of Qatar)

Brandts-BuysDie Schneider von SchönauBiegeleAVRO Radio / Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht

BrittenBilly BuddMaintopVlaamse Opera, Antwerp and Ghent

The Prodigal SonYounger Son (Prodigal) Opera Theatre of St. Louis

CampraL’Europe GalanteOttavio/PhilèneCampra Foundation, Amsterdam

DallapiccolaIl PrigionieroSacerdoteThe Netherlands Opera

DonizettiAnna BolenaSir HerveyVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

LuciaNormannoMadison Opera

Lucrezia BorgiaJeppo LiverottoVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

GlassThe Fall of theRoderick UsherStuttgarter HOFKonzerte, Altes Schloß and Essen, Maschinenhaus

House of UsherZeche Karl

GounodMireilleVincentVelsen Opera Bel Canto, The Netherlands

Roméo et JulietteTybaltMadison Opera

Gretry Zémire et AzorAzorOpéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège, Belgium

HenzeWe Come to the RiverWounded Soldier 7/The Santa Fe Opera

Madwoman 8

KorngoldViolanta1st SoldatThe Santa Fe Opera

LéharDie Lustige Witwe/CamilleOpera Forum, Enschede, The Netherlands

The Merry WidowNutmeg Summer Theatre, Storrs, Connecticut (English)

MenottiAmahl and the Night Visitors KasparFirst United Methodist Church, Madison, WI

MilhaudLes Malheurs d’OrphéeMaréchal/SanglierHolland Festival, Amsterdam

MonteverdiL’Incoronazione di PoppeaPrimo SoldatoThéatre Musical de Paris (Le Châtelet)

Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in PatriaTelemacoThe Netherlands Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music

MozartApollo et HyacinthusOebalusAVRO Radio / Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam

Bastien und BastienneBastienStaatsliedengreep Foundation, The Netherlands

Così fan TutteFerrandoOpera Forum, Enschede, The Netherlands

The Netherlands Opera Studio, Amsterdam

Don GiovanniDon OttavioStuttgarter HOFKonzerte, Altes Schloß

Opera d’Automne, Semûr-en-auxois, Tour throughout France

Die Entführung aus BelmonteLyric Opera Cleveland (English)

dem SerailPedrilloOpera Forum, Enschede, The Netherlands

Opera Holland, Dutch Touring Production

Lo Sposo DelusoPulcherioNetherlands Philharmonic, Amsterdam

Mitridate, Re di PontoMarzioOpéra de Nice

Le Nozze di FigaroBasilioMadison Opera

CurzioThe Santa Fe Opera and Madison Opera

Der SchauspieldirektorHerr VogelsangRobeco Summer Concerts / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

Die ZauberflöteTaminoUtrecht Conservatory and The University of Missouri (English)

MussorgskyBoris GodunovSimpleton/MissailThe Netherlands Opera

OffenbachThe Grand DuchessFritzChicago Opera Theatre

of Gerolstein

PasatieriSignor DelusoLéonThe Netherlands Opera Studio, Amsterdam

PucciniLa BohèmeRodolfoThe Netherlands Opera Studio, Amsterdam

Madama ButterflyGoroMadison Opera and Sioux City Symphony, IA

TurandotEmperor AltoumFlorentine Opera, Milwaukee

PurcellKing ArthurHigh Priest/British Holland Festival, Amsterdam and National Tour

Soldier/Shepherd/

Wood Sprite (all solo roles)

RossiniIl Barbiere di SivigliaAlmavivaGrand Théatre de Limoges, France

La Donna del LagoSeranoVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

SchrekerDie GezeichnetenPietroVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

ShostakovitchThe NoseThe NoseThe Santa Fe Opera

SmetanaDie Verkaufte Braut/WenzelNOS Radio / Casino Den Bosch, The Netherlands

The Bartered BrideGlimmerglass Opera (English)

Strauss, J.Die FledermausEisenstein Nutmeg Summer Theatre, Storrs, Connecticut (English)

AlfredGlobe Theater, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Dutch)

Amsterdam Concertgebouw, (German)

Dr. BlindMadison Opera (English)

Strauss, R.Ariadne auf NaxosBrighellaOpera South, Maastricht, The Netherlands

CapriccioItalienischer TenorThéatre de Metz and Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, France

Salome4th JudeMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra

StravinskyPerséphoneEumolpeAVRO Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

SullivanH.M.S. PinaforeRalphThe Santa Fe Opera

The Pirates of PenzanceFredericPomfret Players, Connecticut

TchaikovskyIolantheAlméricNOS Radio/Holland Festival/Amsterdam Concertgebouw

Pique DameChaplitskyThe Netherlands Opera

VerdiFalstaffFentonOpera South, Maastricht, The Netherlands

RigolettoBorsaFlorentine Opera, Milwaukee and Madison Opera

La TraviataGastoneMadison Opera

Il TrovatoreRuizMadison Opera

I Vespri SicilianiManfredoThe Netherlands Opera

WagnerDie Meistersinger1st LehrbubeThe Netherlands Opera

Parsifal3rd KnappeVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

WeillDer Zar lässt sich Der GehilfeVARA Radio / Amsterdam Concertgebouw

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ZellerDer VogelhändlerAdam (Vogelhändler)Hoofdstad Operette, Amsterdam and National Tour

Orchestral Roles Performed

ComposerWork

ArcaEsercizi di Stile (1988)

Bach, J.C.Dixit Dominus (Psalm 110)

Bach, J.S.Cantate 1, 34, 55, 63, 78, 79, 104, 106, 131, 140, 142, 160 (See Telemann), 161, 190, 191, 206

Easter Oratorio, Johannes Passion, Evang. & Arias, Matthäus Passion, Evang. & Arias, Magnificent, Mass in B Minor, Weihnachtsoratorium, Evang. & Arias

BeethovenMass in C

BizetTe Deum

BrittenSt. Nicolas Cantata, Serenade for Tenor Solo, Horn and Strings, War Requiem

CharpentierMesse de Minuit, Te Deum

CherubiniChant sur le mort d’Haydn

CoriglianoPoem in October

De LalandeConfitebor tibi Domine

DvorakMass in D, Requiem, Stabat Mater

GounodMesse Solennelle

HandelIsrael in Egypt, Look down, harmonious Saint, Messiah

HasseMass in D

HaydnDie Jahreszeiten, Lord Nelson Mass, Missa Sancta Caeciliae, Paukenmesse, Die Schöpfung (German & English)

HenzeKammermusik 1958 for tenor, guitar and chamber orchestra

HoneggerKing David

HuberDes Engels Anredung an die Seele

KodályTe Deum

KuhnauMagnificat

Martin, F.In Terra Pax

MendelssohnCantata Lauda Sion, Elias/Elijah (German & English), Psalm 95, Paulus (German and Engl.)

MilhaudLHomme et son Désire

MontéclairLe Songe

MonteverdiVespro della beata Vergine (1610)

MozartDir, Seele des Weltalls, Eine kleine Freimauerkantate, Krönungsmesse KV 317, Mass in C minor KV427, Mass in D, Requiem

NonoCanti di vita e damore

PurcellSing unto the Lord

RameauIn Convertendo

RamirezMisa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra

RossiniPetite Messe Solennelle

SalieriFalstaff (Ford in quartet)

Scarlatti, A.Clori mia, Clori bella

SchubertIntende Voci D963, Mass in Ab, Mass in Eb

SchumannDas Paradies und die Peri (Leading tenor soloist)

SchützLobe den Herrn

ShostakovitchJewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 (In Russian)

StravinskyPulcinella

TelemannAch wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, Ich weiß das mein Erlöser lebt (Formerly Bach 160)

TippettA Child of our Time

V. WilliamsHodie, On Wenlock Edge

WarlockThe Curlew

ZenderWinterreise (Orchestration of Schubert’s epic song cycle

James Doing, Tenor

Excerpts from Reviews

Opera:

“Vocally first rate and, as regards the acting, thorough in all details of the staging . . . the attentive James Doing, blond descendant of Scottish nobility, who possesses a clear tenor, rich in differentiation of colors . .” - Horst Koegler - Opern Welt

“James Doing managed impressively, and with great vocal presence, to convey the inner turmoil of Roderick Usher.”

K. F. Schulter - Opernglas

“Strong and musical voice” - Jacques Doucelin - Le Figaro

“Admirable” - Will Crutchfield - The New York Times

“Refined lyric tenor” - William D. West - Opera News

“James Doing as Pedrillo was not only unexpectedly funny, but also stole the show vocally”

Frits van der Waa - De Volkskrant, Amsterdam

“James Doing offers a splendid study of the unhinged condition of Roderick Usher”

Werner Müller-Grimmel - Stuttgarter Zeitung

“Opera Theatre of St. Louis has assembled a terrific cast for this production, and at its head must stand the young tenor, James Doing”

Harry Weber - Riverfront Times, St. Louis

“James Doing’s fine lyric tenor gave the character of Tybalt an energetic aggressive quality that ultimately proved his undoing.”

Michael Muckian - The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

“Mr. Doing is that welcome phenomenon: a lyric tenor of honeyed sound and impeccable taste who can handle the passaggio with uncommon ease. This capacity permits him to be flexible with dynamics where many others are reduced to a modified form of yelling. A conscientious linguist, he is equally adept in Italian and German. Indeed both his Una furtiva lagrima and Dies Bildnis beg comparison with the best from recent singers. That he also presents a handsome and graceful stage figure doesn’t hurt a bit...... both of Doing’s aforementioned solo moments (Nemorino and Ernesto) would likewise have graced any stage, anywhere.” (Concert of opera arias and duets) - Erik Eriksson - The Green Bay News Chronicle

Orchestral:

“The Evangelist James Doing sings remarkably supple, without the slightest difficulty or unease.”
Lidy van der Spek - Leidse Dagblad (Leiden, The Netherlands)

“James Doing declaims Müller’s texts with his serene, sweeping, smooth voice” (Zender’s orchestration of Schubert’s Winterreise)
Horst Koegler - Stuttgarter Zeitung

“Deeply moving...never failed our expectations...more than impressive” - Benjamin Bar-Am - The Jerusalem Post

“The American James Doing can claim an international career, as can be deduced through reading the program. This is understandable. His exceedingly articulate and agile voice masters the high tones effortlessly and relaxed. His intonation is exact, the Evangelist’s delivery possesses import with a combination of “reading” and “reflection.” The coloratura of the “Frohe Hirten” aria dash along in a rippling, precise Mezzavoce - absolutely perfect.” - H. B. N. - Main-Echo, Germany

“James Doing, on a return trip to Evansville, is a terrific, accomplished tenor with such a winning way that it’s delightful to listen to his storytelling.” (Messiah) - Rebecca Coudret - Evansville Courier & Press

“During Peter’s meditation at the empty tomb, Doing’s tenor was full of gentle yearning.” (Easter Oratorio, Music of the Baroque)

Wynne Delacoma - Chicago Sun-Times

“The soloists were solid without distinction, except for James Doing, whose lean, focused tenor had the right buoyancy for the Domine Deus duet and his tuneful solo Benedictus. - Roy C. Dicks - The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Other newspaper and magazine comments: “Absolute star” “splendid voice” “amazing...light...flexible, a narrator with allure” “brilliant” “tireless and razor-sharp” “admirably accomplished, at times genuinely thrilling”