Bay Area Reporter
In smaller parts, current SFO Adler Fellow bass-baritone Christian Pursell was impressive, as both Saul's errand-runner Doeg and the gloomy ghost of the prophet Samuel. PHILIP CAMPBELL
Philharmonia Baroque players thrill in ‘Saul’
San Francisco Examiner
Robust bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch thundered appropriately, relishing every moments of Saul’s badness, and sopranos Sherezade Panthaki (Michal) and Yulia Van Doren (Merab) made vivid impressions as the daughters he uses as bargaining chips. Tenor Aaron Sheehan was eloquent as Saul’s unfortunate son, Jonathan. Tenor Jonathan Smucker and bass-baritone Christian Pursell made effective contributions in various supporting roles. GEORGIA ROWE
Christian Pursell of San Francisco Opera receives 2019 Igor Gorin Memorial Award
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona is pleased to announce that bass-baritone Christian Pursell is the recipient of the Igor Gorin Memorial Award 2019 Award. Mr. Pursell is currently an Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera. As the recipient of the 2019 Igor Gorin Memorial Award, Mr. Pursell received a $10,000 unrestricted award to help relieve some of the financial burden that often hinders young artists at the onset of their career.
20 Semi-Finalists Named for 2019 Guild Vocal Competition Hosted by Miss America Nia Franklin
THE DALLAS OPERA
Christian Pursell, bass-baritone, Adler Fellowship at San Francisco Opera
BASS-BARITONE CHRISTIAN PURSELL JOINS THE ROSTER
Opus 3 Artists
We are excited to welcome bass-baritone Christian Pursell to our roster. A versatile opera singer who has been hailed for "his intriguingly dark voice" by Opera News, Christian Pursell is quickly establishing himself as one of the rising stars of the next generation of singers.
A California bass-baritone is thriving as an Adler Fellow in San Francisco
Gifted Fellows
The Future Is Bright With S.F. Opera’s Adler Fellows
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
Bass-baritone Christian Pursell, displaying one of the most dramatically compelling voices, was as exciting in Rossini as he was in a Bellini duet, with Manea, from I Puritani. STEVEN WINN
A stylistically diverse crop of Adler Fellows on vibrant display
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Bass-baritone Christian Pursell and baritone Andrew Manea brought vocal heft and rhetorical urgency, separately and together, to music by Rossini, Bellini and Verdi. JOSHUA KOSMAN
San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2019 Adler Fellows
OPERAWIRE
The 12 recipients this coming year include sopranos Mary Evelyn Hangley and Natalie Image; mezzo-sopranos Ashley Dixon and Simone McIntosh; countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen; tenors Zhengyi Bai, Christopher Colmenero, and Christopher Oglesby; baritone SeokJong Baek; and bass-baritone Christian Pursell. Hangley, McIntosh, Bai, Colmenero, Oglesby, and Baek are entering their first year as Adler fellows while Image, Ashley Dixon, Cohen, and Pursell are entering their second year. DAVID SALAZAR