OREN GRADUS

upcoming wco appearance

Verdi’s Luisa Miller (4/13/25)

Brooklyn-born bass Oren Gradus receives critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe as a brilliant basso cantante. Most recently he was seen at the Metropolitan Opera as Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

Since his debut at the Met during the 2002-2003 season, Mr. Gradus has sung over one hundred and fifty performances with the company. His many roles there include Giorgio in I Puritani, Timur in Turandot, the Old Hebrew in Samson et Dalila, the King in Aida, and Garibaldo in Rodelinda opposite Renée Fleming. He has also starred in seven productions of The Met: Live in HD series; as Colline in La Bohème, Duglas in La Donna del Lago, Publio in La Clemenza di Tito, Wallace in La Fanciulla del West, and Le Duc de Verone in Romeo et Juliette.

In the past few seasons Mr. Gradus has had several career milestones. He made his house debut with Washington National Opera and Semperoper Dresden as Henry VIII in Anna Bolena; his house and role debuts with Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona as the four villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. 

Mr. Gradus has commanded the stage of leading theaters throughout the U.S. and Europe, including San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, Teatro Comunale Bologna, ABAO - Opera Bilbao, L'Opera de Marseille, and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.