Vita English
The american tenor Jeff Martin has established himself as a most versatile performer on the operatic, as well as the concert stage. His command of languages and diversified repertoire have earned him success in a multitude of genres, from Bachs Passions to operas of the twentieth century.
After completing his studies in Princeton and Cincinnati, Jeff Martin began his european career in Germany, where he continues to build an ambitiously varied repertoire. He has performed in many important opera and concert halls including Bolshoi Theater Moscow, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Staatsoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Oper Köln, Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Notre Dame Paris, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Theater Dortmund, and Nationaltheater Mannheim.
In collaboration with conductors such as, Friedemann Layer, Christoph Prick, John Nelson, Hans Wallat, Arthur Fagan, Constantinos Carydis, and Daniel Klajner, Jeff Martin has enjoyed great success with his interpretations of the Mozart roles Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Cosi fan Tutte), Ottavio (Don Giovanni), in addition to Mime and Loge (Der Ring des Nibelungen), David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Baron Kronthal (Der Wildschütz), Herodes (Salome), Hauptman (Wozzeck), and Evangelist (Matthäus-Passion).
Projects for future seasons include Eisenstein (Fledermaus), Oedipus (Oedipus Rex), Loge (Das Rheingold), and Florestan (Fidelio), and Max (Der Freischütz).