Acclaimed as one of Canada's finest concert and oratorio singers, Bass-baritone Daniel Lichti, Associate Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University since 1998, performs widely with international symphonic, choral and concert organizations. His presence at major American Bach Festivals continued in 2011 with his performances at the 79th annual Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival where he will return in 2012. Next season he will also solo at America's oldest Bach Festival in Bethlehem, PA and appear at the 60th anniversary of the Tilford Bach Society in England.

No stranger to the opera stage since his debut at the Stratford Festival in 1974, he has performed widely in Europe and North America with, among others, the COC, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Boston's Handel & Haydn Society, L'Opéra de Montréal, L'Opéra de Québec, and Opera Atelier. The fall of 2010 marked his 4th appearance with Opera Hamilton and the Baldwin-Wallace Festival was delighted to have him in their staged version of Bach's timeless "Coffee Cantata".

Adding to his extensive discography, ANALEKTA recently released Hugo Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch to follow his critically acclaimed Winterreise by Franz Schubert in 2009, both with Laurier colleague, pianist Leslie De'Ath. In demand internationally as a recitalist and teacher, Mr. Lichti was one of a panel of judges and coaches on Bravo-TV's Gemini Award winning Bathroom Divas.

RECENT REVIEWS:

The Journal of Singing

Schubert—Winterreise, Daniel Lichti, bass baritone;  Leslie De’Ath, fortepiano.
(Analekta AN 2 9921;  62:48)  

Superb recordings of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise abound.  It is as though the very greatness of these texts and the music crafted for them has inspired generations of singers to their artistic pinnacle.  These are songs that compel the singer to the most profound and personal kind of expressivity, even as they confront the singer with one vocal and musical challenge after another.  Beyond the specific life of each song is the overarching journey through the entire cycle and the tricky task of conveying the moods of hurt, anger, bitterness, despair, and resignation in colors and shades detailed enough to produce more than a faceless, lifeless shroud of gray.  > Read More