Bernardo Bermudez

Biography

Mexican-Venezuelan American BariTenor Bernardo Bermudez has been praised for his exceptional vocal range.  His repertoire and roles have expanded to recently include Pleasure in the world premiere of The Romance of The Rose by Kate Soper, as well as both the roles of Laurentino and Mark in Cruzar la Cara De La Luna, and Don Jose in Carmen, among others.  He has had the opportunity to perform in a variety of productions and concerts with esteemed companies such as San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera, Opera Orlando, Anchorage Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, El Paso Opera, Pacific Opera Project, Opera North, Union Avenue Opera, The San Diego Symphony, The Nashville Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, and Livermore Valley Opera.

Bermudez’s notable roles include Diego Rivera in Frida, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Danilo in The Merry Widow, the title role in Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Vidal in Luisa Fernanda. He has also participated in several Summer Festivals, including Opera North, Opera NEO, and The Music Academy of the West.

Bernardo’s passion for music has not gone unnoticed, as he has been recognized with several notable awards and grants including, The Opera Buffs grant, semifinalist in the Loren L. Zachary Competition, most recently he received the Music Academy of the West Alumni Enterprise Award in 2019 and 2020.

Apart from his accomplishments as an opera singer, Bermudez is a co-founder of Opera4Kids, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire young minds through live vocal and classical music performances, as well as digital programming. This organization seeks to make Classical music and Opera accessible to all, regardless of their socio-economic background. For further information, please visit www.Opera4Kids.com.

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Future Productions

Moncada in Zorro by Hector Armienta for Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 2024 Opera Santa Barbara

Woodsman/Fox in The Enchanted Tail by V. Robertson for Opera4Kids, San Diego CA 2024 Opera4Kids

Stage Productions

Role Opera Company Year
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Opera Orlando 2024
Chucho El Milagro del Recuerdo by J. Martinez and L. Foglia San Diego Opera 2023
Laurentino Cruzar La Cara De La Luna by J. P. Martinez and L. Foglia Opera Santa Barbara 2023
Mark Cruzar La Cara De La Luna by J. P. Martinez and L. Foglia West Edge 2023
Pleasure The Romance of the Rose by Kate Soper Long Beach Opera 2023
Diego Rivera (Cover) Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Detroit Opera 2022
Soloist All is Calm by P. Rothstein, E. Lichte and T.C. Takach Bodhi Tree Concerts 2022
Alejandro, Mr. Ford, Leon Trotsky  Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez El Paso Opera 2022
Laurentino Cruzar La Cara De La Luna by J. P. Martinez and L. Foglia Opera Santa Barbara 2021
Soloist All is Calm by P. Rothstein, E. Lichte and T.C. Takach Bodhi Tree Concerts 2021
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Portland Opera 2021
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Long Beach Opera (Cancelled) 2020
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Opera Cultura (Cancelled) 2020
Marios Father/Actor Il Postino by D. Catan Opera Santa Barbara 2020
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Anchorage Opera 2020
A Messenger Aida by G. Verdi San Diego Opera 2019
El Dancairo Carmen by G. Bizet San Diego Opera 2019
Woodsman / Fox The Enchanted Tail by V. Robertson Classics 4 Kids 2019
Soloist All is Calm by P. Rothstein, E. Lichte and T.C. Takach San Diego Opera 2018
Danilo The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar Opera Neo 2018
King Mark The Love Potion by Frank Martin Long Beach Opera 2018
Crippled Sailor Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catan San Diego Opera 2018
Ensemble Maria De Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla San Diego Opera 2018
Morales Carmen by Georges Bizet The Opera Buffs 2017
Diego Rivera Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Long Beach Opera 2017
Escamillo Carmen by Georges Bizet SMC Opera Theater at The Broad Stage Santa Monica 2017
Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart Livermore Valley Opera 2017
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini Pacific Opera Project 2016
Luis The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan Bodhi Tree Concerts 2016
Don Giovanni Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart Opera Neo 2016
Prince Yamadori Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini San Diego Opera 2016
Melchior Amahl and The Night Visitors by G. Menotti Village Church Community Theatre 2015
Escamillo Carmen by Georges Bizet Pacific Lyric Association 2015
Escamillo Carmen by Georges Bizet Heartland Opera Theatre 2015
Silvio Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo Marina Del Rey Symphony 2015
Valentin Faust by Charles Gounod West Bay Opera 2015
Doganiere La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini San Diego Opera 2015
Marullo Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi Livermore Valley Opera 2014
Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire by Andre Previn Union Avenue Opera 2014
Vidal Hernando Luisa Fernanda by Federico Moreno Torroba SMC Opera Theater at The Broad Stage Santa Monica 2014
Villager Solo Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo San Diego Opera 2014
El Dancairo Carmen by Georges Bizet Livermore Valley Opera 2013
Papageno Die Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart Center Stage Opera 2013
Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart Opera NEO 2013
Mercurio L’incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi Opera NEO 2013
Belcore L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti Center Stage Opera 2013
Silvio Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo Vineyard Touring Opera 2013
Belcore L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti Opera North 2012
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini Center Stage Opera 2012
Scarpia Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Vineyard Touring Opera 2012
Capulet Romeo Et Juliette by Charles Gounod Livermore Valley Opera 2011
Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini Music Academy of the West 2011
Schaunard La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini Repertory Opera Company 2011
Alfio Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni Vineyard Touring Opera 2011
Papageno Die Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera 2011
Cantalapiedra Cecilia Valdes by Gonzalo Roig Bilingual Found. Of the Arts 2010
Morald Die Feen by Richard Wagner Lyric Opera of Los Angeles 2010
Scarpia Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Intimate Opera Company 2010
Vidal Hernando Luisa Fernanda by Federico Moreno Torroba Pacific Lyric Association 2010
Jim The Gift of The Magi, a mini Opera by Jonathan Price and Jan Michael Alejandro Noho Ho Holiday Show 2009
Aeneas Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell CSU Summer Arts 2009

 

Concerts

Role Work Company Year
Woodsman / Fox The Enchanted Tail San Diego Opera and Classics4Kids 2019
Tenor Soloist Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique San Diego Symphony 2019
Tenor Soloist Handel’s Messiah Claremont Symphony Orchestra 2017
Soloist Luciano Berio Sinfonia La Jolla Symphony 2017
Featured Artist Tucson Desert Song Festival: Love Songs and other Dances Ballet Tucson 2017
Featured Artist Tucson Desert Song Festival: Rhythms of the Americas Tucson Guitar Society / Ballet Tucson 2016
Featured Artist Home for the Holidays San Bernardino Symphony 2015
Bass Soloist Handel’s Messiah Claremont Symphony Orchestra 2015
Featured Artist Opera at the Shore: Featuring artist from the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition Marina Del Rey Symphony 2015
Featured Artist Figaro Unbound Concert Series Los Angeles Opera 2015
Featured Artist L’amour Valentine’s Day Concert to benefit San Diego Opera San Diego Opera 2015
Featured Artist Opera Exposed: The Art of Voice San Diego Opera 2014
Featured Artist LA Opera at City of Hope: Songs Through The Centennial Los Angeles Opera 2013
Featured Artist The Loren L. Zachary Society Viennese Concert The Loren L. Zachary Society 2012
Featured Artist Fall 2011 Perf. Showcase “Romantic Journey” The Opera Buffs Inc 2011
Featured Artist Voices on Fire, A night of Passionate Singing Lyric Opera of Los Angeles 2010
Bass Soloist Missa Brevis in C “Spatzen-Messe” by W. A. Mozart Our Savior Lutheran Church Arcadia 2010
Bass Soloist Lutheran Mass in G-minor by Johann Sebastian Bach Our Savior Lutheran Church Arcadia 2009
Featured Artist Bernardo Bermudez in Concert H.M. Artist Foundation 2009
Featured Artist Free Sunday Concert Sponsored by Target San Diego Children’s Museum 2009
Featured Artist The 3 Divas & Me Concert H.M. Artist Foundation 2008
Featured Artist National Anthem San Diego Padres Petco Park 2008
Featured Artist Noche Latina The Westgate Hotel San Diego 05-09
Featured Artist Ms. Latina International 2005 Pageant Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 2005
Featured Artist Chica Venezuela U.S.A. 2003 Leida’s Productions 2003
Featured Artist Ms. Latina International 2003 A Night Of Stars Transmedia Group 2003
Featured Artist Mini Miss International 2003 Mildread Castillo Productions 2003

 

Awards and Honors

Recipient The Music Academy of The West Alumni Enterprise Award 2019 and 2020
2nd Place 2015, 3rd Place 2014 Virginia Hawk Vocal Competition SD California
Semi-Finalist The Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 
Recipient The Dough Acker Memorial Scholarship 2012
Recipient The Opera Buffs Inc. Grant 2010, 2011 and 2018
Recipient Anne and Michael Towbes Scholarship in Voice 2011
Finalist Burbank Philharmonic Hennings-Fischer Opera Competition 2011
1st Place American Edu. Of Italian Orig. Unit., 36 Annual Opera Competition 2010
1st Place NATS LA 2009

Education

B.A. Psychology University of California Irvine

Conservatory of Music – “Juan Manuel Olivares” Caracas Venezuela

Cal Arts Summer Program Summer 2009 Fresno CA 

Music Academy Of The West Summer 2011 Santa Barbara CA (Marilyn Horne Director)

Opera North Summer 2012 Lebanon NH (Louis G. Burkot Director)

Opera Neo, Summer 2014, 2016 and 2018 San Diego CA (Peter Kozma Director)  

 

Teachers / Coaches / Conductors

Vladimir Chernov, UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Bill Neill, Orange County, CA
Cesar Ulloa, San Francisco CA
Frank Fetta, Los Angeles CA
Dan Bridston, Los Angeles CA
Seth Riggs, Los Angeles CA
Daniel Hendrick, San Diego CA
Bruce Stasyna, San Diego CA
Mara Waldman, New York NY
Mona Lands, Los Angeles CA
Tim Mussard, Los Angeles CA
Benjamin Makino
Warren Jones     
Albert Sherman
Anthony Barrese
Frank Fetta            
Alex Katsman
Ives Abel         
Kostis Protopapas
Peter Kozma          
Daniel Helfgot
Andreas Mitisek
Kristof Van Grysperre