Richard Zuch has been captivating national and international audiences for over two decades. His rich bass voice has been noted for both its power and beauty, and he has consistently received praise for his musicianship and dedicated performances.

In 2017/18, Mr. Zuch will perform Timur in Turandot with Knoxville Opera and Nourabad in Les Pêcheurs de Perles with Winter Opera of St. Louis. In recent seasons, he has appeared in multiple productions at the Utah Festival; as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, The Old Doctor in Vanessa, Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof, Dr. Engel in The Student Prince, the bass soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, and as a featured soloist in an all Beethoven concert. He made his role debut of Sarastro in The Magic Flute with Opera Delware and sang Il Sagrestano in St. Petersburg Opera’s production of Tosca. He has sung both Raphael and Adam in Haydn’s Creation with the New Jersey State Opera Orchestra at Ocean Grove and with the Harrisburg Symphony, and with the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia he sang Verdi’s Requiem. He has performed with the Metro Chamber Orchestra singing the role of Boaz in Philip Hagemann’s opera Ruth, and with Fort Worth Symphony singing the bass solo in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Experienced and knowledgeable in Baroque style, he has sung the bass solo in Händel’s Messiah many times including with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Main Line Symphony. Read More

In recent seasons, Richard Zuch has sung both Raphael and Adam in Haydn’s Creation with the New Jersey State Opera Orchestra at Ocean Grove and with the Harrisburg Symphony. He has also performed with the Metro Chamber Orchestra singing the role of Boaz in Philip Hagemann’s new opera Ruth, and with the Fort Worth Symphony singing the bass solo in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. In 2010 he performed Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the Brandywine Singers, and Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with the Rockland Community Choir and Orchestra.

Mr. Zuch’s solo appearances include performances of Handel’s Messiah, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy, Mass in C and Missa Solemnis. He has also been featured in Haydn’s The Creation, Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions, Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 and Bruckner’s Te Deum. He is an active recitalist with a wide range of nuanced and entertaining repertoire.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, from which he holds both an Artist’s Diploma and a Certificate for Advanced Vocal Studies, Mr. Zuch has been a featured soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, The Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, the Delaware Symphony, the Tulsa Symphony, the Harrisburg Symphony, the Pennsylvania Symphonia, and the Hilton Head Orchestra. In addition, he was a soloist with the Curtis Orchestra at the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland under the direction of Maestro Kurt Masur.. Read Less

Beethoven Rocco - Fidelio Mozart Il Commendatore - Don Giovanni Osmin - Die Entführung aus dem Serail Sarastro - Die Zauberflöte Nicolai Falstaff - Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOffenbach Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Mirakel - Hoffmanns Erzählungen Puccini Geronte de Ravoir - Manon Lescaut Sagrestano - Tosca Timur - Turandot Smetana Kezal - Die verkaufte BrautStrauss Truffaldino - Ariadne auf Naxos Baron Ochs - Der Rosenkavalier

Verdi Il Re, Ramfis - Aida Attila - Attila Il Grande Inquisitore - Don Carlo Silva - Ernani Falstaff - Falstaff Banquo - Macbeth Zaccaria - Nabucco Sparafucile - Rigoletto Ferrando - Il Trovatore Wagner Daland - Der fliegende Holländer Hagen - Götterdämmerung König Heinrich - Lohengrin Pogner - Die Meistersinger Gurnemanz - Parsifal Fafner, Wotan - Das Rheingold Fafner - Siegfried Landgraf, Wolfram - Tannhäuser König Marke - Tristan und Isolde Hunding, Wotan - Die WalküreWeber Caspar, Eremit - Der Freischütz

Bach - Matthäus-Passion, Johannes-Passion, Magnificat Beethoven - Beethoven - 9. Sinfonie, Missa Solemnis, Messe in C-Dur Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem Bruckner - Te Deum Dubois - The Seven Last Words of Christ

Händel - Messias Haydn - Die Schöpfung, Nelsonmesse Mendelssohn - Elijas, Paulus Mozart - Requiem, Krönungsmesse Nielsen - 3. Sinfonie Rossini - Stabat Mater Verdi - Requiem

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“Zuch has a rich voice and the audience longed to hear more from him.”

Jay Wamsely, DESERET NEWS

“Zuch projected with delightful ebullience and warmth. When he brought the Dutchman home to meet Senta, the couple’s ensuing duet was operatic gold as they warily sized each other up.”

Robert Coleman, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“The rich bass of Richard Zuch, as Lazar the butcher, is not to be missed.”

Jay Wamsely, DESERET NEWS

“In the role of the Doctor was the bass Richard Zuch, who sang with finely crafted expressiveness. His voice is resonant and beautifully rounded and was a wonderful contrast to the three high voices. And he showed himself an exceptional actor as well, bringing much need comic relief in his well played drunk scene in the second act.”

Edward Reichel, REICHEL RECOMMENDS

“Richard Zuch brought Wotan-like power and Donizettian charm to the character of the Doctor... Mr. Zuch easily won the audience over. His spinning in a drunken circle to plop on the settee while sustaining a high F-sharp was nothing short of amazing.”

James Sohre, OPERA TODAY

“In the role of the Doctor was the bass Richard Zuch, who sang with finely crafted expressiveness. His voice is resonant and beautifully rounded and was a wonderful contrast to the three high voices. And he showed himself an exceptional actor as well, bringing much need comic relief in his well played drunk scene in the second act.”

Edward Reichel , REICHELRECOMMENDS.COM

“Soloists soprano Barbara Shirvis, mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, tenor Rockland Osgood and bass Richard Zuch displayed strong and pleasing voices, both individually and as a quartet.” (Beethoven Symphony No. 9)

Philip A. Metzger, THE MORNING CALL

“Richard Zuch gave commanding per formances that managed to stand out amid all vocal and instrumental sound behind him.” (Beethoven Missa Solemnis)

James D. Watts Jr., TULSA WORLD

“Richard Zuch was superlative... he especially impressed as he soared over the massed singers and instrumentalists.”

Paul Schlauter, ALLENTOWN