JAVIER ORTIZ
Bass-Baritone Javier Ortiz graduated from the University of New Mexico in December 2007 with a Bachelor's of Music Degree in Vocal Performance. At UNM, he performed lead roles in seven operas, including Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Salieri in Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri, and the title characters in Handel's Giulio Cesare and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. He has also appeared as a bass soloist in UNM performances of Handel's Messiah, Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem, and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. As a soloist, Javier has sung Bach's Missa Brevis in G minor with Canticum Novum, and The Lord of the Rings Symphony with The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Also, he was an apprentice with both the Sangre de Cristo Chorale and New Mexico Pro Coro. With Santa Fe Theaterwork, he appeared as Jacob in The Threepenny Opera, a pilgrim in Guadalupe!, and Brother Lucas in the zarzuela La Dolorosa, as well as appearing in five other theatrical productions. He performed with Teatro Nuevo Mexico and New Mexico Symphony as Capo in the zarzuela La del Manojo de Rosas and as General Putifar in La Corte de Faraon. Additionally, he appeared with Musical Theater Southwest as the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. In the summer of 2008, he sang in the chorus of Britten’s Billy Budd at the Santa Fe Opera.
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