Sascha Joggerst,
Baritone

Sascha Joggerst performs the role of Perichaud (La rondine) during the 2009 - 2010 season. Mr. Joggerst made his company debut as Dancaire (Carmen) during the company's 2008 - 2009 season. His most recent credits include the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with Livermore Valley Opera, Schaunard (La bohème) with the Mendocino Music Festival, Yamadori (Madama Butterfly) with West Bay Opera, Silvio (Pagliacci) and King Melchior (Amahl and the Night Visitors) with Townsend Opera, Schaunard (La bohème) with Mission City Opera as well as Escamillo (Carmen) with San Francisco Pocket Opera.

Other recent roles include Tiger Brown (The Threepenny Opera) with Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra and Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) as guest artist with Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, following his U.S. debut as Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro). Mr. Joggerst made his West Bay Opera debut last season as Silvio in Pagliacci, and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte.

While in London, Mr. Joggerst sang Amantio in Gianni Schicchi under the baton of Steuart Bedford with Royal Academy Opera as well as the roles of Captain and Zaretsky in Eugene Onegin with Opera by Definition. He also performed the title role of Eugene Onegin and one of the travelers in Britten’s Curlew River with the Conservatory of Music Lübeck.

On the concert stage, he is a dedicated Lieder singer, most recently in London with recitals of Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte as well as the Christmas Oratorio  (Saint-Saëns) and Vaughan Williams‘ Serenade to Music with The American Philharmonic Orchestra.

Future engagements include the role of Frank in Die Fledermaus with Livermore Valley Opera, Baron Duophol in La traviata with West Bay Opera as well as Morales in Carmen with the Mendocino Music Festival.

Mr. Joggerst holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Performance from The Royal Academy of Music in London, as well as a Bachelor of Music from the Conservatory of Music Lübeck. He has also been a student at the International Vocal Arts Institute in Montreal, Canada.

For more information, please visit Mr. Joggerst's website: www.saschajoggerst.com