Cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic include the title role in Der fliegende Holländer with Tampere Opera in Tampere, Finland, Nekrotzar in Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre with The National Theater of Prague, Alberich in Das Rheingold with Atlanta Opera, Jochanaan in Salome with both Hawaii Opera Theatre and Bard College, and the covers of Don Pizarro in Fidelio and Vodnik in Rusalka with the Metropolitan Opera. In concert, Mr. Berg was to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw, Poland, the Naples Philharmonic in Naples, Florida, and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, as well as Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Grant Park Music Festival.

In the 2020-2021 season, Mr. Berg made a highly acclaimed debut with Theater Basel in the title role of Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise. The previous season, he made his role and house debut as Jochanaan in Salome with Atlanta Opera, and returned to the roster of the Metropolitan Opera in Manon and Turandot. On the concert stage, he joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Palemon in Thaïs, the Rotterdam Philharmonic on a European tour as Der Einarmige in Die Frau ohne Schatten, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlioz’s Lélio.  

Highlights of recent seasons include reprising the title role in Der fliegende Holländer at the Cincinatti Opera Festival, his debut as Wotan in Das Rheingold at the Badisches Staatstheatre in Karlsruhe, Germany, Alberich in Das Rheingold with Opéra de Montréal, and Alberich in Siegfried with the National Performing Arts Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. Berg also debuted at the Salzburger Festspiele and Whitsun Festival, singing The King of Scotland in Christof Loy’s production of Ariodante opposite Cecilia Bartoli in the title role, and Douglas d’Angus in La donna del lago, again opposite Cecilia Bartoli. In concert, he has performed Delius’ A Mass of Life at the Grant Park Music Festival, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with both the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, and the Vancouver Symphony, conducted by Bramwell Tovey, and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Finnish National Radio Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu.

Other career highlights include appearances as Bluebeard in Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Bluebeard’s Castle at Teatr Wielki, Vodnik in Rusalka at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and a return to the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra as Doktor in Wozzeck under Markus Stenz. Mr. Berg has also sung with Semperoper Dresden as Zoroastro in Andreas Kriegenburg’s production of Orlando, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for L’enfant et les sortilèges under Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Wratislavia Cantans International Festival for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under Jacek Kaspszyk, the BBC Scottish Symphony for Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis under Donald Runnicles, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias for The Dream of Gerontius under Rossen Milanov. In North America, he has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the San Diego Symphony, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, and Grand Teton Music Festival, the latter conducted by Donald Runnicles, as well as Mozart’s Requiem with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra under Bramwell Tovey.

In his vast range of styles and repertoire, Mr. Berg is in demand by the world’s most distinguished conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Hannu Lintu, Roger Norrington, Hans Graf, Donald Runnicles, Philippe Herreweghe, Vasily Petrenko, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Michael Tilson Thomas.

As a Grammy, Juno, and Echo Award-winning recording artist, Mr. Berg has performed on over 30 recordings of works ranging from the 17^th to 20^th centuries with both period and modern orchestras. Early in his career, alongside building a solid reputation in major Mozart roles, Mr. Berg established his name as an outstanding interpreter of baroque and pre-classical music in both concert repertoire and opera. Notable among his many early recordings with Les Arts Florissants are Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah, as well as video recordings of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes (Opéra de Paris) and Lully’s Armide (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées). Other noteworthy early recordings are Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Peter Hall’s Glyndebourne Festival production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and several lieder recordings, including an album with pianist Julius Drake featuring the songs of Othmar Schoeck. Recent releases include Wozzeck (Doktor) with the Houston Symphony conducted by Hans Graf, Dvořák’s Requiem with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, and Les Indes Galantes conducted by Christophe Rousset with Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. Soon to be released are Rusalka (Vodnik) on DVD and La Donna del Lago (Douglas) on CD.

Born in Saskatchewan, Nathan Berg studied in Canada, the United States, and Paris, as well as at the Guildhall School of Music, London, where he won the prestigious Gold Medal for Singers.