Elias Berezin

Elias Berezin is a California native. Recent operatic performances include Eisenstein and Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus with Pacific Lyric Association, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Landmark Opera, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with Guild Opera Company, and Borsa in Rigoletto with Independent Opera Company and Guild Opera. An active proponent of new music, Berezin created leading roles as Autumn in Joseph-Nathaniel Cuenca's SCHISM at UCR Arts, and The Inventor in Ian Dicke's ROMAN with Synchromy at Pasadena's Boston Court Theater. On the concert stage, Berezin sang as tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah and Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem with Music at Westwood; Mozart's Coronation Mass with Music at St. Andrew's; Coronation Mass, Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, and Haydn's The Creation with the Palisades Symphony; concerts of arias with Opera Italia; and in multiple programs of operatic scenes and art songs with the Verdi Chorus. Elias is a recipient of grant support from Opera Buffs, and was a finalist in the Redlands Bowl Young Artist Competition. He has appeared as a young artist with the Boston Wagner Institute, Source Song Festival, Songfest, and the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. He holds an M.M. from the University of Redlands, and maintains an active studio. (eliasberezin.com)