Bio
Peter Strummer’s memorable performances are frequently lauded in both the international and domestic press. Opera Canada recognized him as “a veteran basso steeped in the Italian buffo tradition, whose every move as Don Magnifico served to enhance the comic drive and pacing of the show.” Opera News praised his “warm, firm, agile” voice. The Denver Post summed up nicely: “Strummer is one of the most meticulous performers I know. His portrayals become highly individual, each formidably different whether as Bartolo or Don Magnifico, Beckmesser or Pasquale.”
Mr. Strummer’s many signature roles include Leporello (Don Giovanni), Don Alfonso (Cosí fan tutte), Don Magnifico (La Cenerentola), the title role in Don Pasquale, the Sacristan (Tosca), Benoit/Alcindoro (La bohème), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Fra Melitone (La forza del destino), the Musiklehrer, (Ariadne auf Naxos), Bartolo (The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro), and Dulcamara (The Elixir of Love). He has been heard in over twelve major symphonic works, including Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Dvorak’s Stabat Mater with the Israeli Symphony.
His extensive career has taken him to the stages of The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Canadian Opera Company, and many others, including Teatro del la Zarzuela, Madrid, L’Opéra du Montréal, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New Orleans Opera, San Diego Opera, to name a few.