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| Blair Eig (Orgon-Tartuffe; Il Commendatoreador-The Stoned Guest, Masetto-Don Giovanni; Bartolo/Antonio-Marriage of Figaro) has found a comfy home in comic bass/baritone land, appearing in over thirty productions with the Victorian Lyric Opera Company and the Washington Savoyards. Favorite roles include the title role in The Mikado, the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore and Arac in Princess Ida. He has most recently been seen as the Usher in Trial by Jury (Savoyards), Ali |  |
| Ben Ali in Desert Song (VLOC),
Bartolo & Antonio in The Marriage of Figaro
(FOC), and the Spokesman in The Magic Flute (VLOC). He
has also appeared with Opera International and the Potomac Theater
Company, and just last month as Wilfred Shadbolt in VLOC’s
The Yeomen of the Guard. Of Blair’s performances,
The Washington Post has said: “Another standout is Blair Eig,
in a fully realized portrayal of the humorous Police Sergeant …
dominating the lead performers in “When the Foeman Bares His
Steel”, The Pirates of Penzance review, February
27, 2003. “Blair Eig … has some comic moments and an
impressive stage presence”, Desert Song review, October
11, 2004. “Among the many excellent voices in Trial by
Jury … Blair Eig (the Usher)”, Trial by Jury review,
November 6, 2004. Opera by night, doctor by day – Blair is
the Chief Medical Officer at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring,
Maryland. Back to the Tartuffe page. . . |
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