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With a voice described as a "rich lyric tenor" (Wisconsin State Journal), Steven Ebel received his Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the tutelage of Ilona Kombrink. On the university stage, he sang the title roles in Bizet's Dr. Miracle and Orpheus in the Underworld, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Lord Tollollar in Iolanthe, Nanki-Poo in The Mikado and toured in Opera For The Young's production of Rusalka, A Mermaid's Tale as the Prince.
In March 2006, Mr. Ebel made a widely praised début with OperaDelaware singing his first Frederick in The Pirates of Penzance. This summer, he will work as a Fellow at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Festival. He will also perform as soloist with the Long Island Masterworks Choral.
Last season he was heard in the title role of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito with New York Opera Forum and the New York Opera Studio, Donald in Douglas Moore's Gallantry with Cantiamo Opera and Il postiglione in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West at New York City Opera.
An avid recitalist Mr. Ebel performed A Tenor's Songbook featuring works of Barber and Schumann in January 2005 in New York and presented an all Benjamin Britten program in September. This recital, entitled Sonnets and Songs of the Isles featured the Michelangelo Sonnets, On this Island and folk song arrangements.
While in Madison, he performed as tenor soloist with the University Choral Union, Concert Choirs and the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Ebel presented several highly regarded recitals during this time including performances of Dichterliebe and A Timbered Choir, a fourteen song cycle to the poems of Wendell Berry.
A versatile performer, he has sung the role of Archie in the musical The Secret Garden and the role of John Savage in the premier of the musical Brave New World. Now living in New York, Mr. Ebel has performed with the Pacific Opera Ensemble and Lifebeat - The Music Industry Fights AIDS.
Mr. Ebel's talent has been recognized with several honors including second place in the New York Oratorio Society Solo Competition, third prize in the Five Towns Young Musician's Competition, and fourth prize in the Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera Auditions.
| As Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance: |
"Tuneful 'Pirates' is delightfully silly" Ebel's clear and strong singing and lanky frame create a fine comic hero in Frederic." |
Tom Butler - Special to The News Journal - March 2006 |
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20th century songs set to Shakespeare texts Americans In ParisSongs by American students of Nadia Boulanger
Tuesday, March 6 at 8pm - $20 Steven Ebel, tenor scheduled repertoire: | |||
Wolf | Louis Karchin's Romulus | Works and Process at The Guggenheim | May 20 & 21, 2007, 7:30pm |
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Frederick | Pirates of Penzance | OperaDelaware (role and company débuts) | |
Il Postiglione | La Fanciulla del West | New York City Opera | |
Tito | La Clemenza di Tito | New York Opera Studio | |
Tito | La Clemenza di Tito | New York Opera Forum | |
The Prince | Rusalka | Opera For The Young (tour) | |
Orpheus | Orpheus in the Underworld | UW-Madison Opera | |
Nanki-Poo | Mikado | University Theatre (Madison, WI) | |
Donald | Gallantry | Cantiamo Opera Theater | |
Nanki-Poo/ensemble | Roses and Wine (review) | Savoyards, Ltd. | |
Lord Tollollar | Iolanthe | Savoyards, Ltd. | |
Arturo | Lucia Di Lammermoor | UW-Madison Opera | |
Dr. Miracle | Dr. Miracle | UW-Madison Opera | |
Lead Ensemble | The Merry Widow | Music By The Lake (Aurora Univ.) | |
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Scenes: | Alfredo, Faust, Belmonte, Ottavio, Des Grieux, Fritz, Paul (Die Tode Stadt) | ||
Archibald Craven | The Secret Garden | C.P.A. Jefferson, WI |
John Savage | Brave New World (premiere) | UW - Madison |
Sonnets & Songs of the Isles - All Britten program | Community Church of New York |
Slice of Life | Milbank Chapel, Columbia Univ. |
Oratorio Society of NY Competition Finals | Weill Hall in Carnegie Hall |
The Music of William Maselli | Weill Hall in Carnegie Hall |
A Tenor's Song Book (Full length recital) | Community Church of New York |
An Evening of Love Songs (Full length recital) | C.P.A. Jefferson, WI |
Jeffrey Sykes and Friends | Sunday Afternoon Live - Wisconsin Public Radio |
Excerpt from The Creation | Madison Symphony Orchestra |
Israel in Egypt - Tenor Soloist | UW-Choral Union |
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Tenor Steven Ebel as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance | |
| Opera & Operetta | |||
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| Barber | Vanessa | Anatole | 3 |
| Bernstein | Candide | Candide | 3 |
| Bizet | Dr. Miracle | Dr. Miracle | 1 |
| Britten | Albert Herring | Albert | 3 |
Turn of the Screw | Quint | 3 | |
| Floyd | Of mice and men | Lenny | 3 |
Susannah | Sam | 3 | |
| Moore | Gallantry | Donald | 1 |
| Mozart | Bastien und Bastienne | Bastien | 2 |
La clemenza di Tito | Tito | 1 | |
Così fan tutte | Ferrando | 3 | |
Don Giovanni | Don Ottavio | 2 | |
Idomeneo | Idomeneo | 3 | |
Die Zauberflötte | Tamino | 3 | |
| Offenbach | Orpheus | Orpheus | 1 |
| Puccini | La Bohème | Rodolfo | 2 |
| Verdi | La Traviata | Alfredo | 2 |
| Weil | Street Scene | Sam | 2 |
| Operetta | |||
| Lehar | The Merry Widow | Camille | 3 |
| Sullivan | HMS Pinafore | Ralph | 2 |
Iolanthe | Lord Tollollar | 1 | |
Mikado | Nanki-Poo | 1 | |
The Pirates of Penzance | Frederick | 1 | |
Yeoman | Fairfax | 2 | |
| Musicals | |||
| Arlen | Wizard of Oz | Tinman | 1 |
| Bock | She Loves me | George | 1 |
| Rodgers | Cinderella | The Prince | 3 |
| South Pacific | Lt. Cable | 3 | |
| Simon | The Secret Garden | Archie | 1 |
| Sondheim | A Little Night Music | Frederick | 3 |
| Into The Woods | Rapunzel's Prince | 3 | |
| Sweeney Todd | Anthony | 3 | |
| Styne | Bells Are Ringing | Carl | 1 |
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| Oratorio | |||
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(as tenor soloist) | |||
| Händel | Israel in Egypt | 1 | |
Chandos Anthems | 1 | ||
| W. Maselli | JFK Requiem | 1 | |
| Art Song | |||
| Barber | Opus 1 | 1 | |
| Brahms | Es schauen die Blumen | 1 | |
Meefahrt | 1 | ||
Der Tod das ist… | 1 | ||
Sommerabend, Op. 85 no.1 | 1 | ||
Mondenschein, Op. 85 no.2 | 1 | ||
| Britten | On This Island, Op. 11 | 2 | |
Michelangelo Sonnets | 2 | ||
Folk Songs Books I & IV | 2 | ||
| Duparc | Phidylé | 1 | |
Le Manoir de Rosemonde | 1 | ||
Lamento | 1 | ||
| Ebel, Steven | A Timbered Choir | 1 | |
Vestiges | 1 | ||
| Ives | Disclosure | 1 | |
Religion | 1 | ||
Autumn | 1 | ||
Thoreau | 1 | ||
Nature's Way | 1 | ||
| Steven Ebel | A Timbered Choir | 1 | |
Vestiges | 1 | ||
| Schumann | Dichterliebe, Op. 48 | 1 | |
Liderkreis, Op. 24 | 1 | ||
Balthazar, Op. 56 | 1 | ||
1 | performed |
2 | completely prepared |
3 | in preparation |
| Concert & Oratorio Repertoire | |
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(all performed or prepared) | |
| Bach, J.S. | secular cantatas only |
| Beethoven | Choral Fantasy |
Symphony No. 9 | |
| Brahms | Liebeslieder Waltzes |
Neue Liebeslieder | |
| Britten | The Prodigal Son |
War Requiem | |
| Debussy | The Prodigal Son |
| Händel | Acis and Galatea |
Chandos Anthems | |
Israel in Egypt | |
Jephta | |
Judas Maccabaeus | |
Messiah | |
Samson | |
| Haydn | The Seasons |
The Creation | |
| Honegger | King David |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 8 |
| Maselli, W. | JFK Requiem |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah |
| Orff | Carmina Burana |
| Purcell | King Arthur |
Long Island Masterworks Paul Straney Scholarship Award | Winner | 2006 |
New York Oratorio Society Solo Competition | 2nd Place | 2005 |
Full Tuition Scholarship - UW-Madison | ||
District MET Auditions, Milwaukee, WI | 4th Place | 2004 |
5 Towns Young Musicians Competition, voice | 3rd place | 2004 |
Neale Silva Young Artist Competition | Winner | 2001 |
NATS Wisconsin | 1st place in division | 1998 & 2001 |
Fellow | Tanglewood Fellowship | Jun 16-Aug 15, 2006 |
BM in Vocal Performance | University of Wisconsin-Madison | December 2001 |
Resident Artist | DiCapo Opera Theatre | |
| Pacific Opera Ensemble | |
Voice Teachers | Neil Semer (present), Ilona Kombrink (6 years) | |
Coaches | Gary Wedow, Nico Castel, Paul Sperry, Bill Lutes, Barry Henry, Chloe Owen | |
Masterclasses | Patricia Racette, Ellen Hargis, Jennifer Lane, James Doing, Neil Semer | |
Stage Directors | Lillian Groag, William Farlow, Bill Lutes, Diane Garton Edie | |
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