Theodore Baerg
Theodore Baerg has enjoyed a critically acclaimed opera and concert career with appearances in North America, Europe and Asia. He began his singing/acting career being engaged by the renowned Stratford Festival, to which he later returned to perform the role of Emile in their production of South Pacific.
His European operatic debut was with the Glyndebourne Festival in England and his American debut was with the Des Moines Opera. He has appeared in leading roles with the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Ontario, Opera Lyra Ottawa, L’Opéra de Montréal, Edmonton Opera, Calgary Opera, L’Opéra de Québec, Pacific Opera, Manitoba Opera, Vancouver Opera, San Deigo Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa, CA) Glimmerglass Festival, Green Mountain Opera Festival, and New York City Opera. His concert appearances have included Canadian orchestras from Halifax, Québec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria in both classical and popular music programs. His appearances with orchestras in the United States include the New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, The National Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Houston Symphony among many others.
His repertoire includes more than 85 operatic roles in operas ranging from Strauss’ Ariadne of Naxos and the title role in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck to the title role in Eugene Onegin with the operas of Puccini, Rossini, Mozart and Verdi.
Ted is a resident of London, Ontario where he maintains a private vocal studio in addition to being a Professor of Voice and Coordinator/Director of the Opera Program at The University of Western Ontario.
His European operatic debut was with the Glyndebourne Festival in England and his American debut was with the Des Moines Opera. He has appeared in leading roles with the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Ontario, Opera Lyra Ottawa, L’Opéra de Montréal, Edmonton Opera, Calgary Opera, L’Opéra de Québec, Pacific Opera, Manitoba Opera, Vancouver Opera, San Deigo Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa, CA) Glimmerglass Festival, Green Mountain Opera Festival, and New York City Opera. His concert appearances have included Canadian orchestras from Halifax, Québec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria in both classical and popular music programs. His appearances with orchestras in the United States include the New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, The National Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Houston Symphony among many others.
His repertoire includes more than 85 operatic roles in operas ranging from Strauss’ Ariadne of Naxos and the title role in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck to the title role in Eugene Onegin with the operas of Puccini, Rossini, Mozart and Verdi.
Ted is a resident of London, Ontario where he maintains a private vocal studio in addition to being a Professor of Voice and Coordinator/Director of the Opera Program at The University of Western Ontario.