Mark Cortale (Character Tenor) made his debut at
Sydney Opera House last spring singing the role of Samson in
Anatomically Incorrect. He also sang Jacquino in Fidelio with the
Cape Cod Opera and Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with
the California Opera Ensemble. Mr. Cortale has worked with
Concert Opera Philadelphia where he performed the role of Tonio
in La Fille Du Regiment. He apprenticed with the Des Moines Metro
Opera and then toured with Opera Iowa singing Ferrando in Cosi
Fan Tutte. Other regional credits include Nemorino in L’Elisir D’
Amore, Beppe in Pagliacci, Henrik in A Little Night Music, Nikolai in
Chess and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd. Mr. Cortale is a native New
Yorker and has appeared Off-Broadway in Splendora, The
Matchmaker and Flahooley. He has also worked with
Provincetown Repertory Theatre where he performed the role of
Tony in their acclaimed production of Terrence McNally’s Master
Class. He made his European debut as Remy in Ken Hill’s Phantom
of the Opera at the Frankfurt Oper. Oratorial work includes Uriel in
The Creation and the Mozart Requiem with the North Shore
Symphony on Long Island. Mr. Cortale studied with Antonietta Stella
and Nicola della Santina at the Giovani All’ Opera in Rome and
now works with Arthur Levy. He is a graduate of the Mannes
College of Music and the William Esper Acting Studio.
For the 2008 -2009 season, Mr. Cortale appeared with Varla Jean
Merman at the Boston Center for the Arts for Theater Offensive’s Out
on the Edge Festival. In March 2009, he will sing the role of Dr Blind
in Die Fledermaus with New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera.
He also makes his debut with Opera Manhattan in this Summer's
One-Act Opera Festival.
Sydney Opera House last spring singing the role of Samson in
Anatomically Incorrect. He also sang Jacquino in Fidelio with the
Cape Cod Opera and Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with
the California Opera Ensemble. Mr. Cortale has worked with
Concert Opera Philadelphia where he performed the role of Tonio
in La Fille Du Regiment. He apprenticed with the Des Moines Metro
Opera and then toured with Opera Iowa singing Ferrando in Cosi
Fan Tutte. Other regional credits include Nemorino in L’Elisir D’
Amore, Beppe in Pagliacci, Henrik in A Little Night Music, Nikolai in
Chess and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd. Mr. Cortale is a native New
Yorker and has appeared Off-Broadway in Splendora, The
Matchmaker and Flahooley. He has also worked with
Provincetown Repertory Theatre where he performed the role of
Tony in their acclaimed production of Terrence McNally’s Master
Class. He made his European debut as Remy in Ken Hill’s Phantom
of the Opera at the Frankfurt Oper. Oratorial work includes Uriel in
The Creation and the Mozart Requiem with the North Shore
Symphony on Long Island. Mr. Cortale studied with Antonietta Stella
and Nicola della Santina at the Giovani All’ Opera in Rome and
now works with Arthur Levy. He is a graduate of the Mannes
College of Music and the William Esper Acting Studio.
For the 2008 -2009 season, Mr. Cortale appeared with Varla Jean
Merman at the Boston Center for the Arts for Theater Offensive’s Out
on the Edge Festival. In March 2009, he will sing the role of Dr Blind
in Die Fledermaus with New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera.
He also makes his debut with Opera Manhattan in this Summer's
One-Act Opera Festival.
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