Described by Germany’s leading opera magazine Das Opernglas as “a strong, rich and warm-colored voice with assured style…” Mark Schnaible continues to impress audiences both in the United States and abroad with his Bassbaritone voice and dramatic intensity. He recently received outstanding recognition for his interpretation of Biterolf in the new Robert Carsen production of Tannhäuser conducted by Seiji Ozawa at the Tokyo Opera Nomori Festival.
Recent appearances include Remy in the seldom performed sacred cantata Clovis et Clotilde under Jean-Claude Casadeseus in Reims, France, Leporello with Boston Baroque, under Martin Pearlman, as a soloist with the Saito Kinen Festival under Ozawa, the Bass soloist in Haydn’s The Creation with the Jerusalem Symphony under David Stern as well as the world premiere of the newly edited Bluebeard’s Castle with the Utah Symphony conducted by Keith Lockhart. Mark Schnaible is no stranger to Shreveport audiences. He was last seen here as the elegantly sadistic Mephistofeles in FAUST (2005) as well as the sinister chief of police, Scarpia in TOSCA (2003).