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The Romanian tenor and recording artist, Emanuel-Cristian Caraman, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Bethel College in Indiana (1997-2001); his Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Indiana University (2001-2003). In 2008, he received his Doctor of Music degree from Bucharest Conservatory of Music within The National Music University in Bucharest (Universitatea Nationala de Muzica), with the thesis "American Vocal Music of Twentieth Century," under the coordination of Professor Doctor Grigore Constantinescu (2003-2008).
Throughout his career, Emanuel-Cristian Caraman has appeared with opera companies, symphony orchestras and on the recital stage in Europe, South America and North America. He has performed with Los Angeles Opera, George Enescu International Music Festival in Bucharest, Miami Lyric Opera, Die Deutsche Kammerphilarmonie in Bremen, CBA Symphony in Chicago, South Bend Lyric Opera, Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis, Opera in the Heights in Houston, New England Chamber Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra and New Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed on the stages of many prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall in New York, Ateneul Român in Bucharest, and Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna.
Operatic highlights include Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Alfredo in La Traviata, Don José in Georges Bizet's Carmen, Fritz in L’Amico Fritz, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Don Ottavio in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni, Ferrando in W.A. Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, Tamino in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, and Count Danilovitch in The Merry Widow.
As a distinguished concert performer Emanuel-Cristian Caraman has performed the tenor solos in Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, W.A. Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor, W.A. Mozart's Requiem, J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232, J.S. Bach's Magnificat in D major BWV 243, Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, George Frideric Handel's Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, J. Haydn's Stabat Mater, Brukner's Te Deum, and Igor Stravinsky 's Pulcinella.
In 2014 Emanuel-Cristian Caraman recorded Spanish composer Jorge Muniz’ vocal catalog written for tenor, cello and piano. In August 2018, Afinat Records, released the album, with the title Cantos del Emigrante. In 2017, he was the recipient of the Michiana 40 under 40 recognition award, conferred by South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce. In May 2018, he received first place in the American Prize Oratorio Award, for an outstanding vocal symphonic artist.
Emanuel-Cristian Caraman is the general and artistic director of South Bend Lyric Opera in South Bend Indiana (since October 2016). He has served as Adjunct Professor of Voice at Bethel University (since 2016); Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - Voice and Opera at Indiana University South Bend (since August 2018). Currently, he is Director of Opera Studies and Assistant Professor of Voice at Western Michigan University (since September 2022). He currently lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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