Eric Owens is an American operatic bass-baritone born July 11, 1970 in Philadelphia. He attended Central High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) "247", Temple University's Boyer College of Music, and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Owens has performed both in new works and reinterpreted classic repertoire.
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He created the title roles of General Leslie Groves in the world premiere of John Adams' Doctor Atomic at the San Francisco Opera in 2005; Grendel in Elliot Goldenthal’s opera of the same name in the world premiere at the Los Angeles Opera in 2006; and later the same year as the Storyteller in the world premiere of Adams' A Flowering Tree at Peter Sellars’ New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna. A Flowering Tree recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra on the Nonesuch label is available on CD.[2]
Eric Owens played Alberich in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in September 2010.[3] He is featured in the CD "Great Strauss Scenes," released on July 27, 2010.