Mark Hernandez


CURRENT AND UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS

Regular Chorus San Francisco Opera 2012
Mark How Andy Found His Voice (Northern California tour) February 2012
Teaching Artist Book to Bravo Winter/Spring 2012
Member The Three Waiters Year-Round

COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS

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OPERA

Lead Roles
Omar Trap Door* The Lab June 2008
Siqueiros America Tropical* Thick Description May 2007
Ivan Firebird Motel* Thick Description 2003
Blas River of Women* Music Theatre Collaborative 2001
Ministro (cover) Corpus Evita* San Francisco Camerata 2001
Aeneas Dido & Aeneas Cinnabar Opera 2000
Jack/Toby The Rise and Fall of Mahagonny West Bay Opera 2000
Hal Plump Jack Maui Arts & Cultural Center 1998
Luis The Conquistador (preview) San Diego Opera 1996
Nemorino The Elixir of Love Berkeley Opera 1995
Ruiz Maria Padilla Pocket Opera 1995
Alfredo La Traviata West Bay Opera 1994
Larry/Matt The Face on the Barroom Floor West Bay Opera 1994
Eisenstein Die Fledermaus West Bay Opera 1993
José Carmen Berkeley Opera 1993
Krönthal Der Wildschültz Berkeley Opera 1992
Nemorino The Elixir of Love West Bay Opera 1992
Kaspar Amahl & The Night Visitors Opera Peninsula, Las Vegas tour 1991
Michael Emperor Norton West Bay Opera 1990

Comprimario Roles
Basilio/Curzio Le Nozze di Figaro Mendocino Music Festival July 2008
Nick La Fanciulla del West Berkeley Opera 2006
Bardolfo Falstaff Berkeley Opera 2006
Basilio/Curzio The Marriage of Figaro Pocket Opera 2004
Duchess The Daughter of the Regiment Pocket Opera 1999
Strange Man Wuornos (excerpts) Queer Arts Festival 1999
Arminio I Masnadieri Pocket Opera 1999, 1998
Liverotto Lucrezia Borgia Pocket Opera 1998
Main Top Billy Budd Leather Factory 1998
Spalanzani The Tales of Hoffmann Pocket Opera 1998, 1997
Spoletta Tosca West Bay Opera 1997
Manuel The Dreamers* Sonoma City Opera 1996
Beppe Pagliacci West Bay Opera 1994
Remendado Carmen West Bay Opera 1993
Bardolfo Falstaff West Bay Opera 1992
Flavio Norma West Bay Opera 1992
Basilio The Marriage of Figaro West Bay Opera 1991
Raymond Jérusalem Opera Peninsula 1991

MUSICAL THEATER AND OPERETTA

Lead Roles
Cornarino Carnival in Venice Pocket Opera 2005, 1995
Javier The Passion of Rita St. James* SF Conservatory of Music 2003
Dr. Miracle Doctor Miracle Pocket Opera 2002
Guido The Cat That Turned Into a Woman Pocket Opera 2002
Kurt Garron Long Live Life* Jewish Music Festival 2001
Fritz The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein Pocket Opera 2000
El Zorro Z* Music Theatre Collaborative 1998
José A Mesoamerican Revels Revels Houston 1996
José A Mesoamerican Revels California Revels 1994
Hérisson The Star Pocket Opera 1995, 1994

Supporting Roles
Governor Candide Lamplighters 2005
Erlansen (cover) A Little Night Music TheatreWorks 2003
Panatellas La Périchole West Bay Opera 2003
John Styx Orpheus in the Underworld Pocket Opera 1999
Zeta The Merry Widow Pocket Opera 1998
Bacchus Orpheus in the Underworld Pocket Opera 1993

PROFESSIONAL CHORUS

San Francisco Opera Chorus Since 1999
San Francisco Christmas Quartet Osaka, Japan Tour 1999-2002

YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

San Francisco Opera Guild Since 2000
• Performer/Teaching Artist Opera à la Carte (in-school performances)
• Teaching Artist Book to Bravo (elementary school residency)
• Performer How Andy Found His Voice (touring show)
• Teaching Artist for K-2 after-school program and summer school program
• Workshop Facilitator for teaching artists and volunteer docents
• Piloted multi-week residency for two Bay Area high schools

West Bay Opera 2002-2011
• Performer/Teaching Artist Opera in the Schools (in-school performances)

San Diego Opera 1995-1996
• Member, Opera Ensemble

RECITAL SERIES

Bear Valley Springs Arts & Culture Council
Gold Coast Chamber Players
Latin American Chamber Music Society
Maybeck Series
Noontime Concerts
Old First Concerts
Pacifica Performances
Santa Cruz Chamber Players

VITAL STATISTICS

Range: B-flat 2 to B-flat 4
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Hair: Black (shaved)
Eyes: Brown
Union Affiliation: American Guild of Musical Artists (since 2000)

*World Premiere