News, Features & Press
CONCERT: THE ROAD GOES ON AHEAD
On October 15, 2022 Marcus presented a full concert of his original vocal music at Temple University’s Rock Hall Auditorium. The program included previous works and several world premieres on texts by Robert Bly, Derek Walcott, Weldon Kees, and E.E. Cummings...
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COVID-19 RESPONSE: OPERA PHILADELPHIA PRESENTS MARCUS IN SOLO RECITAL ON FACEBOOK LIVE AND IN BREAKING THE WAVES
"Opera Philadelphia presented Marcus and Grant Loehnig in a solo streamed Facebook Live recital on April 3, 2020 to raise money for the phlcovid19fund to support the most vulnerable in Philadelphia."
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Review: Boston Globe weighs in on Trouble in Tahiti at Boston Lyric Opera
"Marcus DeLoach’s performance was vocally secure and nuanced, projecting midcentury alpha-male swagger but also glimpses of the void within..."
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Feature: Marcus DeLoach brings Bernstein opera to Boston Lyric stage
Marcus DeLoach is featured in the Lawrence Eagle Tribune's article "From shy teen to confident baritone; Andover's Marcus DeLoach brings Bernstein opera to Boston Lyric stage"
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Review: Opera News Magazine on Fellow Travelers CD Recording
"...all deliver strong performances as assorted colorful D.C. types, as does Marcus DeLoach as both the stern Interrogator and the swaggering Senator McCarthy."
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Announcement: New edition Published of DeLoach's arrangement of Two Vocal Duets
The new edition of Dr. DeLoach's arrangement of Vaughan Williams’ Two Vocal Duets is released in its premiere publication from Stainer & Bell in cooperation with the Ralph Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust.
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Feature: The Opera Based on Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves
Is Now Streaming
Opera Philadelphia, which staged the world premiere of the opera based on von Trier’s 1996 film Breaking the Waves last fall, has released a recording of a complete performance, which is now free to stream.
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Review: Breaking the Waves at Opera Philadelphia
Marcus DeLoach receives critical acclaim for his role in the world premiere of Breaking the Waves at Opera Philadelphia: "...while baritone Marcus DeLoach, as Bess’s minister, gets to show off the full luster of his cello-like tone."
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Feature: Professor Performs in New Opera
Marcus DeLoach, an assistant professor of voice and opera at the Boyer College of Music and Dance, acts in Opera Philadelphia’s world premiere of Breaking the Waves, an adaption of Lars von Trier’s 1996 film...
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Review: Breaking the Waves, Adultery in the Name of Love
"Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves,” which had its world premiere at Opera Philadelphia on Thursday, is savage, heartbreaking and thoroughly original... Marcus DeLoach was cold and weighty as the Minister..."
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FEATURE: At Cincinnati Opera, a gay love story unfolds in the shadows of McCarthy era
"Fellow Travelers is one of the most accomplished new American operas I have encountered in recent years. It deserves to travel widely among the nation's smaller regional opera companies..."
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Review: Gay Love in the Time of McCarthy
"Louche trombone notes introduce the character of Senator Joseph McCarthy, one of several roles sung by the glinting, muscular baritone Marcus DeLoach..."
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Announcement: Marcus DeLoach Makes Opera Philadelphia Debut in Cold Mountain
This February Marcus makes his company debut with Opera Philadelphia in Jennifer Higon's first opera Cold Mountain, based on the best-selling book by Charles Frazier.
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Feature: Marcus DeLoach presents new Opera for children
Mooch the Messy, a children's opera by Marcus DeLoach made its debut at the Greenwood Music Festival. It's based on the beloved children's book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Says DeLoach, "It wasn't hard to write, primirily because I was so familiar with it..."
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