Daniel Laverriere is a Philadelphia-based baritone originally from the great state of Maine. This season, Daniel returns home to sing Jupiter and Paris in Orpheus in the Underworld and Roméo et Juliette at Quisisana Resort. He recently covered the role of Schaunard in La Bohème with Opera Maine, and performed the role of Masetto in Don Giovanni with both Music On Site Inc. and Temple Opera Theater.
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Opera in the Pines will present Bar Crawl Bohème, an immersive, community-focused adaptation of the operatic classic La bohème, performed by and for Mainers in a first of its kind bar crawl across the state! Many of us might already be familiar with the traditional version that inspired the musical Rent, featuring various scenes in the lives of four struggling artists: a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. One Christmas Eve, their neighbor, the seamstress Mimì, knocks at their door, asking for a light for her candle. She quickly falls in love with the poet, Rodolfo, and their lives are changed forever. Our Bohemians attempt to find their way despite the dark realities of the world in this timeless story of the magic of first love, the special innocence of youth, and the devastation of loss. This opera was first composed by Giacomo Pucci between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. Our libretto, adapted by Kristine McIntyre and updated by Sable Strout, will take place in 2019 Maine, with no idea what the new year will have in store. We invite opera lovers and new audience members alike to become an integral part of our story for themselves and join us in a genuine celebration of Maine, its people and the emerging craft beer, wine and liquor industry.
LEARN MORE HERE: https://www.operainthepines.com/bcboheme
Daniel Laverriere, is a Philadelphia-based baritone and recent graduate of Temple University. This season, Daniel returns to his home state to cover Schaunard in La Bohème with Opera Maine and the Portland Symphony Orchestra and to perform at Quisisana Resort. He will present his graduate degree recital in collaboration with pianist Kim Barroso. Daniel will also perform Masetto in Don Giovanni with both Music On Site Inc. and Temple Opera Theater and attend Spoleto Festival USA as a Vocal Fellow. He is a current student of Dr. Marcus DeLoach.
In 2024, Laverriere was named winner of the Ellen Chickering Young Artist Award and presented a recital in Falmouth, ME in May of 2024. He spent the summer performing at Quisisana Resort, performing Frank in Die Fledermaus, the Notary in Don Pasquale, and as a featured soloist in weekly aria concerts. Daniel performed the role of Le Roi and covered Pandolfe in Cendrillon with Temple Opera Theater in November.
Before his move to Philadelphia, Laverriere performed frequently throughout New England. He was selected as a participant in FUSE: Collaborations in Song with Boston Singers’ Resource and Catalyst New Music. Teams of composers, poets, and singers were grouped based on shared interests for a world premiere song cycle. Composed by Keane Southard with poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard, Felling: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano was premiered by Daniel with pianist Brendon Shapiro in March 2023. The cycle features three historical and recent accounts of deforestation throughout North America.
Laverriere was named winner of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra Collegiate Vocal Competition in 2023 and performed as a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht. With the Portland Symphony Orchestra, he sang Pontifex in Bach’s Matthäuspassion. As an undergraduate, Daniel performed as a soloist with the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, including H. Leslie Adams’ Nightsongs, Schubert’s Magnificat, and Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor.
Laverriere earned his B.M. in Vocal Performance and B.M. in Music Education from The University of Southern Maine, studying with Dr. Malinda Haslett. At USM, he performed as Pictordu in Viardot’s Cendrillon, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Falke in Die Fledermaus. He was named a winner of the Osher School of Music Honors’ Recital in 2022, as well as first place winner of the Maine NATS competition.
In 2022, Laverriere was selected as an Emerging Artist at Seagle Festival in Schroon Lake, NY. He spent two summers at Seagle, performing notable roles in opera and musical theater. Credits include Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattress, Senator McCarthy/Estonian Frank/Interrogator in Fellow Travelers, Papa Bear in the touring children’s opera, The Three Bears, Ensemble in Hello, Dolly.
Laverriere’s emerging performance career is paired with a passion for arts education and administration. During his undergraduate studies as an education major, Daniel introduced opera to choral students throughout Maine through choral arrangements of arias and crash course lessons built into the curriculum. He also helped reinstate Opera Maine’s Opera for All outreach program, led by Dr. Malinda Haslett. Daniel served as the Assistant Producer of Temple Opera Theater: planning and managing social media, organizing student workers, opera rehearsal scheduling, and various other production duties.
Daniel Laverriere is a Philadelphia-based baritone originally from the great state of Maine. This season, Daniel returns home to sing Jupiter and Paris in Orpheus in the Underworld and Roméo et Juliette at Quisisana Resort. He recently covered the role of Schaunard in La Bohème with Opera Maine, and performed the role of Masetto in Don Giovanni with both Music On Site Inc. and Temple Opera Theater.
Toggle the options to the right to accept inquiries.
Opera in the Pines will present Bar Crawl Bohème, an immersive, community-focused adaptation of the operatic classic La bohème, performed by and for Mainers in a first of its kind bar crawl across the state! Many of us might already be familiar with the traditional version that inspired the musical Rent, featuring various scenes in the lives of four struggling artists: a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. One Christmas Eve, their neighbor, the seamstress Mimì, knocks at their door, asking for a light for her candle. She quickly falls in love with the poet, Rodolfo, and their lives are changed forever. Our Bohemians attempt to find their way despite the dark realities of the world in this timeless story of the magic of first love, the special innocence of youth, and the devastation of loss. This opera was first composed by Giacomo Pucci between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. Our libretto, adapted by Kristine McIntyre and updated by Sable Strout, will take place in 2019 Maine, with no idea what the new year will have in store. We invite opera lovers and new audience members alike to become an integral part of our story for themselves and join us in a genuine celebration of Maine, its people and the emerging craft beer, wine and liquor industry.
LEARN MORE HERE: https://www.operainthepines.com/bcboheme
Daniel Laverriere, is a Philadelphia-based baritone and recent graduate of Temple University. This season, Daniel returns to his home state to cover Schaunard in La Bohème with Opera Maine and the Portland Symphony Orchestra and to perform at Quisisana Resort. He will present his graduate degree recital in collaboration with pianist Kim Barroso. Daniel will also perform Masetto in Don Giovanni with both Music On Site Inc. and Temple Opera Theater and attend Spoleto Festival USA as a Vocal Fellow. He is a current student of Dr. Marcus DeLoach.
In 2024, Laverriere was named winner of the Ellen Chickering Young Artist Award and presented a recital in Falmouth, ME in May of 2024. He spent the summer performing at Quisisana Resort, performing Frank in Die Fledermaus, the Notary in Don Pasquale, and as a featured soloist in weekly aria concerts. Daniel performed the role of Le Roi and covered Pandolfe in Cendrillon with Temple Opera Theater in November.
Before his move to Philadelphia, Laverriere performed frequently throughout New England. He was selected as a participant in FUSE: Collaborations in Song with Boston Singers’ Resource and Catalyst New Music. Teams of composers, poets, and singers were grouped based on shared interests for a world premiere song cycle. Composed by Keane Southard with poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard, Felling: A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano was premiered by Daniel with pianist Brendon Shapiro in March 2023. The cycle features three historical and recent accounts of deforestation throughout North America.
Laverriere was named winner of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra Collegiate Vocal Competition in 2023 and performed as a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht. With the Portland Symphony Orchestra, he sang Pontifex in Bach’s Matthäuspassion. As an undergraduate, Daniel performed as a soloist with the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, including H. Leslie Adams’ Nightsongs, Schubert’s Magnificat, and Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor.
Laverriere earned his B.M. in Vocal Performance and B.M. in Music Education from The University of Southern Maine, studying with Dr. Malinda Haslett. At USM, he performed as Pictordu in Viardot’s Cendrillon, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Falke in Die Fledermaus. He was named a winner of the Osher School of Music Honors’ Recital in 2022, as well as first place winner of the Maine NATS competition.
In 2022, Laverriere was selected as an Emerging Artist at Seagle Festival in Schroon Lake, NY. He spent two summers at Seagle, performing notable roles in opera and musical theater. Credits include Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattress, Senator McCarthy/Estonian Frank/Interrogator in Fellow Travelers, Papa Bear in the touring children’s opera, The Three Bears, Ensemble in Hello, Dolly.
Laverriere’s emerging performance career is paired with a passion for arts education and administration. During his undergraduate studies as an education major, Daniel introduced opera to choral students throughout Maine through choral arrangements of arias and crash course lessons built into the curriculum. He also helped reinstate Opera Maine’s Opera for All outreach program, led by Dr. Malinda Haslett. Daniel served as the Assistant Producer of Temple Opera Theater: planning and managing social media, organizing student workers, opera rehearsal scheduling, and various other production duties.