JOSHUA JEREMIAH
BARITONE
BIOGRAPHY
Hailed as “rich-voiced” (The New York Times) and praised for his “warmly appealing, burnished baritone” (Opera Today), Joshua Jeremiah continues to bring his celebrated performances to theaters throughout the United States. Engagements for last season included his début with Seattle Opera as Steersman in Tristan und Isolde, Melchoir in Amahl and the Night Visitors with OnSite Opera, Senator McCarthy/others in Fellow Travelers with Virginia Opera, a reprise of his celebrated Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi with Hawaii Opera Theater, and the title role in Macbeth with Resonance Works. This season, he returns to Virginia Opera as Alberich in Siegfried and joins Toledo Opera as Tateh in Ragtime.
Recent seasons brought his return to Opera Company of Middlebury as Dunois in The Maid of Orleans and Jupiter in Orphée aux enfers, his role and company début as Donner in Das Rheingold with Nashville Opera, his role début as Germont in La Traviata with First Coast Opera, and Mr. Meriwether (Pooh-Bah) in The Montana Mikado, Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s new adaptation of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic. Additionally, he sang Il Conte di Luna in Il trovatore with Opera Tampa, Pangloss in Candide with Opera Company of Middlebury, and his début with Houston Grand Opera to sing the student matinee and cover Rigoletto. [read more...]
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"... robust baritone..." – Opera News
Candide – “Of course, none of this would fly without a strong cast. . . Joshua Jeremiah brings a robust baritone and high style to Pangloss."
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“... Joshua Jeremiah gave a powerful performance…” – Seen and Heard International
Frankenstein – “Joshua Jeremiah gave a powerful performance as the creature. His voice rang out rich, free and open and his diction was extraordinary...Jeremiah was just as potent dramatically, intertwining the anger and rage of the creature with his humanity."
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"... powerful baritone…” – Voci Di Meche
Morning Star – “Joshua Jeremiah used his keen dramatic instincts to create a believable character. His powerful baritone matched well with Ms. Pulley's soprano. We particularly liked a song he sang in Yiddish which was mostly understood by this German-speaking reviewer. He was reminiscing about what he missed about Riga.”
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"... marvelous voice..." – The Addison Independent
Macbeth– “Mr. Jeremiah has an equally marvelous voice and he gives a nuanced, fascinating performance as a conflicted Macbeth. He, again, is also a true singer-actor, bringing a vitality and physicality to the role that is a delight to watch. This Lord and Lady Macbeth engage each other with a sparkling intimacy that makes their “road to hell” a very engaging one.”
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"... warmly appealing, burnished baritone..." – Opera Today
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – “Joshua Jeremiah as Demetrius, whose warmly appealing, burnished baritone was wedded to exceptional diction. Both cut strapping romantic figures. . . These four lovers triumphed in the great Act Three quartet, their fresh, youthful instruments soaring, aching, and tumbling over each other in heartfelt, overlapping phrases. It proved to be the heart of the show and the unequivocal triumph of the evening.”