Doremus Scudder, Bass-baritone

Oregon Bass-baritone Doremus Scudder's spent most of his professional life performing and teaching in Europe. He lived and worked in Vienna, Austria, for 30 years, appearing often throughout Europe and the United States as both an opera performer and concert artist. He has toured Italy with a Verdi ensemble, Austria with the music of Mozart, the United States with Columbia Artists, and recorded much contemporary music, including world premieres of La Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe by Eduardo Garza, Crocodile Isle by Roland Faber, and Der Herrscher und das Mädchen by Nancy van der Vate. His operatic repertoire includes leading roles in Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Massenet’s Cendrillon, as well as many comprimario and character roles. Doremus was a faculty member of the Performing Academy in Vienna for 10 years. In 2019, after successful singing and teaching careers, Doremus moved back to Oregon, where he is active in the arts community as both a performer and teacher. He has performed with Eugene Opera in recent productions of La bohème, La traviata, and Rigoletto.