Valerian Ruminski (born 1967) is an American operatic

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. He is also the founder and

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of Nickel City Opera, in

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.Buckley, Eileen (22 April 2004)
"Opera Singer Valerian Ruminski Creates New Company"
WBFO. Retrieved 29 October 2017."About"
Nickel City Opera. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

Life and career

Named Martin Matthew Ruminski by his adoptive parents Mary and Valerian Ruminski, he was born in

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and grew up in nearby

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. As a child he sang in the

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Men and Boys Choir. He later sang in the

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choir. He studied music at

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where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1995 and went on to further study at the

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in Philadelphia. While he was at AVA, he also did apprenticeships with

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and

Chautauqua Opera The Chautauqua Opera is the resident summer opera company of the Chautauqua Institution. It is one of the oldest continuously active summer opera companies in the U.S, having been founded in 1929 as the Chautauqua Opera Association, and it has pro ...

during the summers. Since the start of his career, he has performed under the first name "Valerian" as a tribute to his late father.O'Shea, Clare (Winter 2001)
"Valerian Ruminski: An operatic life"
''UB Today''. Retrieved 29 October 2017.Vogel, Charity and Goldman, Mary Kunz (20 January 2002)
"Buffalo's Opera Man is Making Some Noise"
''

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''. Retrieved 29 October 2017. In 1999 Rudinski was signed by the

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to sing in Bizet's ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

''. After his audition,

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singled him out for the 1999 Lincoln Center Martin Segal Award. The following year he received a Career Grant from the

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and won the $20,000 First Prize in the MacAllister Singing Competition. The judges at the MacAllister Competition were struck by the unusual pieces Ruminski chose to present—arias from Ambroise Thomas's little-known opera ''

Le caïd ''Le caïd'', also spelled ''Le kaïd'' (''The Qaid''), is a comic opera (' or ') in two acts composed by Ambroise Thomas to a libretto by Thomas Sauvage. It was premiered on 3 January 1849 by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris ...

'' and ''The Tempest'', a baroque work attributed to

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.Baxter, Robert (9 April 2000)
"Something to Sing About"
pp. 91–92. ''

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''. Retrieved 29 October 2017. A scout from the

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had heard Ruminski's performances at the NYCO and invited him to audition for the Met. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut on 17 January 2001 as Zuniga in ''Carmen''. He later sang there as Gualtiero in ''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and later changed to three acts on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto ...

'' (2006–2007) and Nikitich in ''

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'' (2010–2011).

Archives
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/nowiki> Retrieved 29 October 2017. In the course of his operatic career, Ruminski has sung in many opera houses in the United States and Canada. Early in his career he also appeared in Israel with the

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and in Monaco with the

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Nickel City Opera

In 2004 Ruminski founded Nickel City Opera, a small opera company based in

. After several years of fund-raising and a search for a sponsoring venue, the company's first production, ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...

'', opened in 2009 at the

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, a small city near Buffalo. Most of their productions have been staged at the Riviera Theatre, although they staged Puccini's ''

Il Tabarro ''Il tabarro'' (''The Cloak'') is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on 's play ''La houppelande''. It is the first of the trio of operas known as ''Il trittico''. The first performance was given ...

'' in 2011 on the decommissioned USS ''The Sullivans'', docked at the

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and the world premiere of ''SHOT!'' in 2016 at Shea's Theatre in downtown Buffalo. From 2017 the company also began touring their productions and concerts in the Buffalo metropolitan area. Ruminski's performances in Nickel City Opera's productions have included Don Basilio in ''The Barber of Seville'' (2009), Colline in ''

La bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions ''quadri'', ''tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G ...

'' (2011), Figaro in ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

'' (2015), and William McKinley in the world premiere of ''SHOT!'' (2016). Composed by Persis Vehar, ''SHOT!'' is based on events surrounding the assassination of President William McKinley who was shot in Buffalo in September 1901 while attending a reception at the

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. In addition to his performances, Ruminski has co-directed some of the company's productions and in 2014 also directed the

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's production of Bartok's ''

Bluebeard's Castle ''Duke Bluebeard's Castle'' ( hu, A kékszakállú herceg vára, link=no, or ''The Blue-Bearded Duke's Castle'') is a one-act expressionism, expressionist opera by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The libretto was written by Béla Balázs, a poet ...

'', featuring the glass sculptures of

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. In 2017, Ruminski received

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's Bravo Service Award, whose recipients "promote opera in their communities and work tirelessly to ensure the highest possible artistic quality and community service."

Roles and opera companies

Ruminski's opera performances have included, among others: *Skołuba in ''

The Haunted Manor ''The Haunted Manor'' ( pl, Straszny dwór) is an opera in four acts composed by Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko in 1861–1864. The libretto was written by . Despite being a romance and a comedy, it has strong Polish patriotic undertones ...

'' (Greater Buffalo Opera, 1997)Trotter, Herman (20 June 1999)
"Valerian Ruminski Returns to His Hometown for a Pair of Recitals"
''

''. Retrieved 31 October 2017 . *Colline in ''

'' (

, 1999) *Zuniga in ''

'' (New York City Opera, 1999;

, 2001) *Albert in ''

La Juive ''La Juive'' () (''The Jewess'') is a grand opera in five acts by Fromental Halévy to an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe; it was first performed at the Opéra, Paris, on 23 February 1835. Composition history ''La Juive'' was one of t ...

'' (

, 2000) *Sparafucile in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...

'' (New Israeli Opera, 2000) * Ferrando in ''

Il trovatore ''Il trovatore'' ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''El trovador'' (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was García Gutiérrez's mos ...

'' (

Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera is the principal opera company in Michigan, USA. The company is based in Detroit, where it performs in the Detroit Opera House. Prior to February 28, 2022, the company was named the Michigan Opera Theatre. Each year it presents an ope ...

, 2002) *Dottore Grenvil in ''

La traviata ''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...

'' (

, 2002) *Fenicio in ''

Ermione ''Ermione'' (1819) is a tragic opera (azione tragica) in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the play ''Andromaque'' by Jean Racine. Performance history 19th century ''Ermione'' was first pe ...

'' (

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, 2003; New York City Opera, 2004) *The King of Egypt in ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December ...

'' (

, 2004;

Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida. It is the oldest performing arts organization in Florida and the seventh oldest opera company in the United States. FGO was created in 1994 from the consolidation of ...

, 2006)Colombeau, Christian (January 2004)
"Monte-Carlo: ''Aida''"
''Forumopera''. Retrieved 30 October 2017 . *Frère Laurent in '' Roméo et Juliette'' (

Opera Lyra Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...

, 2005) * Don Alfonso in ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

'' (

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, 2006) *Gualtiero in ''

'' (Metropolitan Opera, 2006–2007) *Licaone in ''

Giove in Argo (''Jupiter in Argos'', HWV A14) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. It is one of Handel's three pasticcio works made up of music and arias from his previous operas. The libretto was written by Antonio Maria Lucchini. The opera was fir ...

'' (concert performance,

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, 2008) *Garibaldo in '' Rodelinda'' (

Portland Opera Portland Opera is an American opera company based at The Hampton Opera Center in Portland, Oregon. Its performances take place in the Keller Auditorium and Newmark Theatre, both part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Portland Opera a ...

, 2008) *Monterone in ''

'' (

Toledo Opera The Toledo Opera is an American opera company in Toledo, Ohio, performing in the Valentine Theatre in downtown Toledo. The company's season consists of three fully-realized operas, plus additional community programming for the Northwest Ohio regi ...

, 2008) *Sarastro in ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...

'' (Opera Lyra, 2009;

Opera Ireland The Irish National Opera was created from a merger of the Opera Theatre Company (OTC) and Wide Open Opera in 2017 and launched in January 2018. The new entity continues the tradition of the former Opera Ireland (), Ireland's first permanent natio ...

, 2009) *Banquo in ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (Opera Ireland, 2009)Marx, Wolfgang (14 November 2009)
"Review: ''Macbeth''"
''Irish Theatre Magazine''. Retrieved 30 October 2017. *Nikitich in ''

'' (Metropolitan Opera, 2010–2011) *Marquis d'Obigny in ''

'' (concert performance,

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, 2010) *Raimondo in ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel ''The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'' (

Hawaii Opera Theatre The Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) is the islands' only major opera company established in 1960. The company performs three or more operas in a season. Opera seasons start in October and end in the early summer of the following year. It performs mostly ...

, 2011) *The title role in ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's ...

'' (Hawaii Opera Theatre, 2012) *Don Magnifico in ''

La Cenerentola ' (''Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' ...

'' (Seattle Opera, 2013) * Rocco in ''

Fidelio ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...

'' (

Manitoba Opera Manitoba Opera is an opera company in Winnipeg, Manitoba that was founded in 1969. Its first production was a concert version of Giuseppe Verdi's ''Il Trovatore'' in 1972. Manitoba Opera is one of several western Canadian opera companies that f ...

, 2014) *Daland in ''

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'' (

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, 2014) *Nilakantha in '' Lakme'' (Calgary Opera, 2015) *Timur in ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' (; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. ''Turandot'' best-known aria is "Nessun dorma", whi ...

'' (Manitoba Opera, 2015) *Bartolo in ''

'' (

Opera San Jose Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...

, 2016) *Sacristan in ''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' (

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, 2017)

In concert and recital

Ruminski's concert and recital performances have included, among others: *Solo recital, including the world premiere of six songs set to poems by

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(

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, 2000) * Handel's ''Messiah'', as bass soloist (

Buffalo Philharmonic The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York led by Music Director JoAnn Faletta. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Each season it p ...

, 2002) *Shostakovich's ''

Song of the Forests The ''Song of the Forests'' (''Песнь о лесах''), Op. 81, is an oratorio by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in the summer of 1949. It was written to celebrate the forestation of the Russian steppes (Great Plan for the Transformation of Nat ...

'', as bass soloist (

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, 2004) *

Beethoven's 9th Symphony The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musi ...

, as bass soloist (

, 2005;

Honolulu Symphony The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, formerly known as Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, was founded in 1900. It is the second oldest orchestra in the USA west of the Rocky Mountains. The orchestra now plays at Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall and the Hawaii The ...

. 2010)Goldman, Mary Kunz (5 January 2010)
"Our man in Honolulu"
''

''. Retrieved 29 October 2017 .

Recordings

Ruminski's recordings include: *''A Night at the Opera: Favourite opera arias, duets and ensembles'' – Mariusz Kwiecien, Valerian Ruminski.

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, Kristine Jepson, Indra Thomas;

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, Charles Rosenkrans (conductor). CD 2004. Label:

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*''

I Puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and later changed to three acts on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto ...

'' –

Anna Netrebko Anna Yuryevna Netrebko (russian: Анна Юрьевна Нетребко; born 18 September 1971) is an Austrian operatic soprano with an active international career and performed prominently at the Salzburg Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna ...

(Elvira),

Eric Cutler Eric Cutler is an American tenor notable for his performances of bel canto repertoire and Mozart operas in particular. He is a native of Adel, Iowa, and a graduate of Luther College. Cutler is an alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann ...

(Arturo), Franco Vassallo (Riccardo),

John Relyea John Relyea (born 1972 in Toronto) is a Canadian bass-baritone opera singer and winner of the 2003 Richard Tucker Award. He was born in 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Gary Relyea, one of Canada's well-known opera singers, and a native Es ...

(Giorgio), Valerian Ruminski (Gualtiero); Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus,

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(conductor). DVD 2007. Label:

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*''Victor Herbert: Collected Songs'' – various artists (Ruminski sings seven selections). CD 2012. Label:

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*Ruminski, Valerian (1 September 2010
"Success often requires burning midnight oil"
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