Laurentiu Rotaru

Roles with the Virtuosi & CLO:
Benoit / Alcindoro (Puccini - La Boheme)
Fr. Lasurence (Gounod: Romeo and Juliet)
Sparafucile (Verdi: Rigoletto)
Leporello (Mozart: Don Giovanni)
Don Bartolo (Mozart: Marriage of Figaro)
Sorastro (Mozart: Magic Flute)
 

BIOGRAPHY

Laurentiu Rotaru, bass-baritone, is a native of Romania, currently living in Hartford. He started his intensive music training at The Conservatory of Bucharest – Romania, and he performed for one year at The National Opera of Bucharest. In the same time, he performed as a soloist in numerous choir ensembles in Bucharest, touring Romania, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Italy, and The United States. He has a bachelor degree in Music Performance from Central Connecticut State University, and he is a candidate for a Master of Music degree from University of Connecticut. Mr. Rotaru was a winner of The National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition (2004) and of The Connecticut Guild Opera Competition (2004); he was a finalist of Amici Competition (2005) and The Connecticut Guild Opera Competition (2005). In October 2004 he made his Carnegie Hall debut, performing in a concert with Connecticut Lyric Opera. His operatic repertoire includes roles such as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Méphistophélès in Faust, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Zuniga in Carmen, Cascada in The Merry Widow, Achillas in Julius Caesar, Benoit and Alcindoro in La Boheme, Bartolo and Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Frère Laurent in Romeo et Juliettte Mr. Jenks in The Tender Land by Aaron Copland with Queens College of New York, and as Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata. His former Seminary education positively influenced his interpretation of oratorio music, which he takes great pleasure and ease in singing. His oratorio repertoire includes Dvorak’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Brahms’ Requiem, Pergolesi’s Magnificat , and Dvorak’s Mass in D Major.