Emanuel-Cristian Caraman
As of 2016, Mr. Caraman is the general and artistic director of South Bend Lyric Opera in South Bend, Indiana.
In 2017, Mr. Caraman was the recipient of the Michiana 40 under 40 recognition award, conferred by South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Caraman received his doctorate in music from National Music University in Bucharest, under Professor Doctor Grigore Constantinescu, with the thesis, American Vocal Music of the 20th Century.
As of 2022, Mr. Caraman is an Assistant Professor of Music in Voice, and Director of Opera Studies at Western Michigan University.
Stage Bio
Throughout his career Romanian tenor and recording artist, Emanuel-Cristian Caraman has appeared with opera companies, symphony orchestras in Europe, South America and North America, including many prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Ateneul Roman in Bucharest, and Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna.
Mr. Caraman has performed with Los Angeles Opera, George Enescu International Music Festival in Bucharest, Miami Lyric Opera, Die Deutsche Kammerphilarmonie in Bremen, CBA Symphony in Chicago, Düsseldorf Lyric Opera, South Bend Lyric Opera, Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis, Opera in the Heights in Houston, New England Chamber Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra and New Philharmonic Orchestra.
Operatic highlights include Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Alfredo in La Traviata, Don José in Carmen, Fritz in L’Amico Fritz, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflote, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus and Alfred in Die Fledermaus.
As a distinguished concert performer Mr. Caraman has performed the tenor solos in Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s B Minor Mass, Bach’s Magnificat, Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Haydn’s Stabat Mater, Brukner's Te Deum and Stravinsky's Pulcinella.
In 2014 Mr. Caraman recorded Spanish composer Jorge Muniz’ vocal catalog written for tenor, cello and piano. In August 2018, Afinat Records, released the album, with the title Cantos del Emigrante.
In 2014 Mr. Caraman recorded Spanish composer Jorge Muniz’ vocal catalog written for tenor, cello and piano. For this project, Mr. Muniz composed a new song cycle specifically for Mr. Caraman’s voice entitled Shakespeare's Love. In August 2018, Afinat Records, released the album, with the title Cantos del Emigrante.
As of 2016, Mr. Caraman is the general and artistic director of South Bend Lyric Opera in South Bend Indiana.
In 2008, Mr. Caraman received his Doctor of Music degree from Bucharest Conservatory of Music within National Music University in Bucharest, under the guidance of doctoral coordinator, professor doctor Grigore Constantinescu, with the thesis, American Vocal Music of the 20th Century.
Reviews
South Florida Classical Review: “Romanian tenor Emanuel-Cristian Caraman brought authentic Italianate ring to Edgardo. His strong lyric voice blended smoothly with Suits in the Act I duet and his denunciation of Lucia when he realizes she has signed the marriage contract was spine-tingling in its intensity. The tomb scene can be anti-climactic after Lucia’s final collapse but not with Caraman’s impassioned singing. Before Edgardo’s stabbing himself to join his beloved in heaven, Caraman vaulted “Tu che a Dio” to the rafters, sung with golden tone and big-boned fervor.” – 2019
Critica Muzicala Bucuresteana: “Alongside celebrated soprano Natalie Dessay, Romanian tenor Emanuel-Cristian Caraman performed with exceptional musicality revealing a beautiful tenor voice.” - 2009