Douglas Nagel, bass-baritone, sings the title role in Der fliegende Holländer. He made his California debut with West Bay Opera as Horace Tabor (The Ballad of Baby Doe), where he has sung the title roles in Eugene Onegin and Don Pasquale, and Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro), Marcello (La bohème), and Trulove (The Rake’s Progress).

A Montana native, Mr. Nagel has sung with Opera San José, Opera Idaho, Santa Barbara Grand Opera, Eugene Opera, Arizona Opera, Greater Buffalo Opera, The Western Slope Summer Music Festival (CO), and Bear Valley Music Festival (CA). His repertoire includes Scarpia, Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale, Germont, Dutchman, Magnifico, Dr. Bartolo, Sharpless, Onegin, and Wotan. He sang the role of John the Baptist (Salome) in his European debut in Germany, and with Opera Columbus, Virginia Opera, and The Opera Company of Philadelphia. His Count Orlock (Dracula) in the world premiere of Henderson’s Nosferatu at the Rimrock Opera was recently released on CD. Other recent singing engagements include Thomas Putman (The Crucible) at Opera San José and Frank (Die Fledermaus)at Sacramento Opera.

Mr. Nagel is General Director at the Rimrock Opera, Billings, Montana, and directed Così fan tutte for WBO last May.