Konstantin Kvach
Russia; grew up in Uzbekistan
Konstantin Kvach is a Russian-born bass who spent his youth in Uzbekistan.
- Gremin in Portland Opera's Onegin
- Soloist with the Prague Symphony
- Sarastro, Commendatore, Sparafucile, Gremin
- World premiere recording of Glass's Orphée
- A regular at the Astoria Music Festival
He has the bel canto technique for Handel, Mozart and Rossini and the power for the dramatic roles of Verdi and Puccini. He has sung as a soloist in Germany and the Baltic States and with the Prague Symphony at Dvořák Hall. In the Northwest he has performed with Portland Opera, the Oregon Symphony, Portland Baroque Orchestra and Vancouver Opera, and with Opera Idaho further afield; he is a regular guest at the Astoria Music Festival and Bel Canto Northwest.
His roles include Sarastro, the Commendatore, Sparafucile, Raimondo, Colline and Prince Gremin; Oregon ArtsWatch called his Gremin in Portland Opera's 2016 Eugene Onegin one of the hits of the evening. He sang on the world premiere recording of Philip Glass's Orphée. He teaches voice at Pacific University in Forest Grove.
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