Marc Molomot tenor

Possessed of a rare high-tenor voice and a winning stage persona that comfortably embraces both comedic and dramatic roles, Marc Molomot enjoys an international career on opera and concert stages. Though Mr. Molomot was originally known for appearances with the world’s leading early music ensembles, and conductors including William Christie, John Eliot Gardiner, Nicholas McGegan, John Nelson and Andrew Parrott, the “hugely charismatic” and “superb actor… capable of winning our affections with a depth of expression once he begins to sing” (Los Angeles Times) is now in demand for repertoire of all eras. 

An acclaimed concert performer, Molomot’s recent engagements have included Britten’s Serenade with Omaha Symphony and Britten’s St. Nicholas Cantata with Berkshire Choral International, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Mobile Symphony Orchestra and Nashville Symphony, Bach’s Magnificat with Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Messiah with Rhode Island Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, and Symphony Nova Scotia, and Mozart’s Coronation Mass at Alice Tully Hall with American Classical Orchestra, and created the role of Francis O’Rourke in Martin Rokeach’s oratorio Bodies on the Line, which he sang with the Oakland Symphony. Following his role debut as tenor soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Houston Symphony, Molomot has reprised it with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and Kansas City, Pacific and Omaha Symphonies. He is also known worldwide for his heartfelt portrayal of the Evangelist in Bach’s Passions, with recent appearances including a St. John Passion with Berkshire Choral Festival, and a St. Matthew Passion at King’s College, Halifax.  

This season, he rejoins the Saint Andrew Music Society (SAMC) for Vaughan Williams Hodie. SAMC has also presented him in recital with Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise.

In the 2024-25 opera season Molomot will bring his “fine, style-appropriate voice” (WQXR) to the title role of Rameau’s Pygmalion with Kentucky Opera, a role he last performed with On Site Opera; and Davus in Keiser’s Octavia with the Boston Early Music Festival. Other recent operatic highlights have included the roles of Bardolfo in Falstaff with Opera San José, Mime in Wagner’s Das Rheingold in Berlin, Truffaldino in Busoni’s Turandot with Bard Music Festival, 1st Jew in Salome at Bard and with Tulsa Opera, the title role of Purcell’s King Arthur and as Puck in Purcell’s Fairy Queen with Long Beach Opera (the latter a co-production with Chicago Opera Theater), Sailor in Dido and Aeneas with Angel’s Share in New York City, and Arnalta in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea with Florentine Opera. A recent production of Charpentier’s Orphée at Haymarket Opera was “dominated by the wondrous high tenor of Marc Molomot,” with the Chicago Tribune reviewer concluding that “it was hard to imagine French Baroque singing more beautifully or stylishly alive to music and text.” 

Also possessing an affinity for contemporary works, Molomot has created roles including Leonard Lev in the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s Awakenings with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; and Le Cochon in Jean-Marc Singier’s acclaimed Chat perché, which he performed at Paris’ Amphithéâtre Bastille and on a multi-city tour of France. His premiere performance as the protagonist in Evan Ziporyn’s opera A House in Bali was considered “rapturously sung” (Wall Street Journal) and “powerful” (San Francisco Chronicle).  He sang the role of John Adams in Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of us All at Hudson Hall, which was named a New York Times “Best Classical Music Performance of 2017,” and sang the role of Der Hauptmann in the live recording of Berg’s Wozzeck with the Houston Symphony, which won a GRAMMY® Award and an ECHO Klassik Award for Best Opera Recording. 

Molomot’s comedic talents have been showcased with performances as Adolphe de Valladolid in Offenbach’s Les brigands, Le Fils in Poulenc’s Les mamelles de Tirésias, and le Mari in Auber's Fra Diavolo at Opéra Toulon, Opéra de Lyon, and the Opéra Comique in Paris.  

In addition to Wozzeck, Molomot’s discography includes the GRAMMY® nominated recording of Lully’s Thésée with the Boston Early Music Festival; GRAMMY® nominated Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria on Linn Records with Boston Baroque; Charpentier’s Judicium Salomonis with Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie; Handel’s Acis and Galatea with Les Boréades conducted by Eric Milnes; and Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with Apollo’s Fire led by Jeannette Sorrell. 

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Alex Ruvenstien piano

Alex Ruvinstein started his classical piano journey in Ukraine. He won the XXVIII International Competition in Salerno, Italy as a part of the four hands duo. Alex is a winner of the Ibla International Piano Competition in Ragusa, Italy in the solo and four hands duo divisions, the National Ukrainian Piano Competition for college graduates in Kiev, and other local and regional piano competitions.

Alex was born in Polyarny, Russia, above the Arctic Circle, and began his music studies at the age of five. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Uman State College of Music in Ukraine. Later, he obtained his Master’s at the Gnesin Academy in Moscow. After receiving his Doctorate with professor Naum Starkmann at the Maimonides State Academy, Alex worked as a Professor of Piano and an accompanist for cellists and singers. After immigrating to the United States Alex made his American debut at the Union County Art Center in New Jersey. Since then, he has been performing in various concert halls in New York, Kansas, Delaware, Connecticut, and other states. His solo and chamber music performances include recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, The Greater Princeton Steinway Society, New York Library Concert Series, the United Nations Concert Hall, and the National Opera Center in New York City, among others. He was a member of the Membling Ensemble, directed by Metropolitan Opera violist Vincent Lionti. Alex has appeared on Russian and Ukrainian TV.

Alex works at SUNY New Paltz, Kaufman Music Center in New York City, and Temple Sinai in Stamford, CT. Alex lives in Riverdale, New York with his wife Yelena and their sons, Michael, David, and Anthony.