An Evening with Mark S. Doss is a delightful evening of arias performed by Grammy award winning bass-baritone Mark S. Doss. Doss is a world-renowned opera superstar. Having performed in all the major opera houses of the world, Mark is one of the biggest names in the business; Mark is a powerhouse. An Evening with Mark S. Doss will take place on April 6 at the beautiful Ellen Theater in downtown Bozeman. Doss has graciously offered this special concert as a gala benefit event for the Bozeman Symphony.
This event boasts both general and premium seating. General admission tickets for $28 allow ticketholders into the concert at the Ellen Theater beginning at 7:30 PM. A limited amount of premium tickets for $60 allow ticketholders into the concert, and grant access to the pre-concert reception beginning at 6 PM at the Legacy Gallery, next door to The Ellen. Both premium and general tickets can be purchased online at bozemansymphony.org or by phone at (406) 585-9774. This special performance promises to be a night you’ll never forget.
Join us in celebrating this world-class performer, by playing “Who is Mark S. Doss?” In select local restaurants, you will find oversized playing cards depicting Doss in costume as some of the most well known operatic characters of his career. Hints are printed on card backs to help you guess which character Doss is playing. You are encouraged to write your answer or best guess in the blank spaces provided. Play the game by visiting local businesses in March or by visiting bit.ly/marksdoss online.
Who is Mark S. Doss? “As Mefistofele, Mark S. Doss is so charismatic he may change your mind about an ultimate destination in the afterlife. In total command, Doss raises hell with his raven-black voice and titillates with his balletic presence . . . ,” published London Financial Times writer Larry L. Lash.
Who is Mark S. Doss? “[S]tentorian bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss gave the most sensitive and attentive interpretation of the text of the quartet,” wrote Natasha Gauthier of the Ottowa Citizen.
Who is Mark S. Doss? “Leading the field among the four principals is Mark S Doss as Amonasro – a thrilling stage performer who wastes no opportunity to advance his character and sings with vehemence, he is the star of the show,” published The Stage.
Mark Steven Doss has sung with the major orchestras of Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto, while additionally performing 87 roles with more than 60 major opera companies around the world, including Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera, London’s Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company.
The 2014-15 season began with Mr. Doss as the Colonial Soldier in Nicholas Lens’ World Premier of Shell Shock at the Théâtre de la monnaie in Brussels. Afterwards, he returned to Chicago for Händel’s Messiah – where he was featured in a Chicago Sun Times article and appeared on FOX and AB 7 TV. Subsequently, was Mark’s debut as the bass-baritone soloist in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Ottawa Symphony.
The 2013-14 season included Mark as Amonasro in Aida at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, and the Four Villains in The Tales of Hoffmann with the New National Theatre in Tokyo. He travelled to Chicago and Princeton, New Jersey where he performed as a bass-baritone soloist in Messiah and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony respectively (the latter soon to be released on CD under the Westminister Choir College label); then Simone in Zemlinsky’s Eine florentinische Tragödie with Turin’s Teatro Regio, the bass soloist in Bach’s St John Passion with the National Symphony in Costa Rica, Pizarro in Fidelio and Amonasro (Aida) at the Dorset Opera Festival, and Jochanaan in Salome with the Theatro Municipal in São Paulo, Brazil.
Hilights of Doss’ career include: his title role in Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman and one of his most acclaimed roles, Escamillo in Carmen, with the Teatro Regio in Turin, double bill performances of Premysl (Sarka) and Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana) with the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, the Dutchman at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna (soon to be released on DVD), Amonasro with the San Diego Opera, the Dutchman with the Dorset Opera Festival, Méphistophélès in Santa Fe Opera’s Faust, and successful debuts at the Vienna State Opera as Amonasro and the Berlin State Opera as Jochanaan (Solome).
Future performances include Doss as Germont in La Traviata with the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan, Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida with Turin’s Teatro Regio, and Méphistophélès in Faust in Oviedo, Spain.
Mark is known for both his musical and humanitarian achievements. In 2011, Mark was awarded the prestigious Entertainment Award from Planet Africa to commemorate his volunteer work and community fundraising efforts. An Evening with Mark S. Doss represents a continuation of Doss’ charitable efforts. Join Mark S. Doss and support the symphony during this evening of pure entertainment on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM at the Ellen Theater. Special thank you to concert sponsors Bruce Jodar and Kimberlie Birdwell.
