Concert and Oratorio Repertoire:
St. John Passion (Bach) – arias, (The Publick Musick); arias, Evangelist (Rochester Philharmonic)
Cantatas (Bach) – numerous, Rochester Bach Festival
Lutheran Masses (Bach) – Boston Early Music Festival
St. Matthew Passion (Bach) – arias (Eastman School of Music), Evangelist (Crane School of Music, staged)
Mass in B minor (Bach)
Magnificat (Bach)
Prayers of Kirkegaard (Barber) – Berkshire Choral Festival
Symphony no. 9 (Beethoven)
Choral Fantasy (Beethoven) – Berkshire Choral Festival
War Requiem (Britten) – Eastman School, Lawrence University
Voices of Light (Einhorn) – Milwaukee Symphony
Messe Solenelle (Gounod)
Messiah (Handel) – Syracuse Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
Alexander’s Feast (Handel) – Syracuse Symphony
Belshazzar (Handel) – Belshazzar
Judas Maccabeus (Handel) – Judas
Acis and Galatea (Handel) – Acis
Lord Nelson Mass (Haydn)
Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher (Honegger)
King David (Honegger)
Requiem (Mozart) – Central Wisconsin Symphony; Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
Grand Mass in C Minor (Mozart) – Berkshire Choral Festival
Coronation Mass (Mozart)
Litaniae K. 243 (Mozart)
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339 (Mozart)
Sinfonia espansiva (Nielsen) – Milwaukee Symphony
Carmina burana (Orff) – Green Bay Symphony; Ithaca College Orchestra and Choral Union (Avery Fisher Hall)
Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day (Purcell)
Mass in G (Schubert) – Syracuse Symphony
Mass in E-flat (Schubert)
Opera and Musical Theater Roles:
Gianni Schicchi – Rinuccio (Mohawk Valley Opera)
Die Fledermaus – Eisenstein (Opera Ithaca, Rochester Opera Factory)
I Pagliacci – Peppe (Rochester Opera Factory)
The Gondoliers – Marco (Syracuse Opera)
The Sorcerer – Alexis (Cornell University Savoyards)
H.M.S. Pinafore – Ralph Rackstraw (Syracuse Musical Theatre); Sir Joseph Porter (Triphammer Arts)
Candide – Governor (Eastman Opera Theater)
A Talent to Amuse – Noel Coward revue (Eastman Opera)
Transformations (Susa) – Rumpelstilskin, 13th Fairy, et al. (Society for New Music)
The Impresario – “Mr. Angel” (Opera Theater of Rochester)
The Magic Flute – 1st Priest/Armed Man (Syracuse Opera)
L’enfant et les Sortileges – Le petit viellard, et. al. (Syracuse Opera Studio)
Il Trovatore – Luiz, cover; Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
Aida – Messenger, cover; Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
The Mikado – Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
Babes in Toyland – Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
The Italian Girl in Algiers – Chorus Master (Syracuse Opera)
Other Notable Performances:
Premiere, “Songs from an Old Mill Town”, song cycle by David Sisco – in recital November 2014 (Carnegie Hall)
Festival of the St. Lawrence, 2004 – Recital with “Sweet, Fair & Wise”
Bard Music Festival in New York, 1997 – Haydn, Partsongs with fortepiano (Alice Tully Hall)
North American New Music Festival, Buffalo, 1989 – Lou Harrison, Coyote Songs
Awards:
Semi-finalist, 1999 Concert Artists Guild Competition
Finalist, 1999 National Opera Association Competition, Artists Division
Robert Grooters Award (National Semi-Finalist), 1998 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards
First Place, 1996 and 1998 NATS Artist Awards New York State Preliminaries
Finalist, 1995 Richard Tauber International Competition for Tenors
Reviews:
“Carl Johengen stood out with sensitive phrasing. In “Comfort Ye”, he infused his tenor with dynamics and nuance. In “Ev’ry Valley”, he spun out seamless sequences on a single breath. His voice is not powerful but exquisite.” (Syracuse Post-Standard)
“Especially good (was)…the plangent tenor of Carl Johengen” (City, Rochester, NY)
“Carl Johengen…fulfilled multiple assignments with consistent distinction …making especially strong points.” (Syracuse Herald-Journal)
“Carl Johengen’s…crisp diction during the numerous recitatives made those normally dull spots a source of pleasure.” (Syracuse Herald-Journal)
“Carl Johengen carried himself impeccably…the most graceful yet commanding person onstage…a vocal talent worth watching….” (Ithaca Journal)
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