Jamie Kotmair
Marchese d'Obigny/ Messenger

     Baritone Jamie Kotmair is from Baltimore, Maryland. Most recently he completed his second season with the Virginia Opera’s Spectrum Resident Artist program, where he performed the role of Moralès and covered Escamillo in Carmen. In addition he covered Silvio in I Pagliacci, appeared as The Major General in an abridged version of The Pirates of Penzance and performed in several touring shows throughout the season. Last season   Mr. Kotmair covered the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, was the King in Sleeping Beauty, and The Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood. Other operatic roles include Sid in Albert Herring, Pandolfe in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Mercury in La Calisto, and the title role in Dido and Aeneas.
     Mr. Kotmair appeared as Papageno with Boston Lyric Opera’s Opera New England in The Magic Flute and was a member of the ensemble for their productions of L’Italiana in Algeri and Lucie de Lamermoor. He also had the opportunity to appear in the American premiere of Conradi’s Ariadne, with the Boston Early Music Festival. Mr. Kotmair has premiered roles in works by Stan Hoffman, Seijo, and Daniel Shore, Works of Mercy. As a recitalist, he has performed frequently in both Baltimore and Boston, and as a concert and oratorio soloist he has performed Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs, and the Requiems of Duruflé and Fauré. He is a graduate of Boston’s New England Conservatory where he received both his B.M. and M.M. in Vocal Performance.