Lakewood Native Performing in La Bohème in Berea

BEREA — Benjamin Krumreig of Lakewood, the winner of the 2010 B-W Concerto Competition, will perform in the groundbreaking productions of La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, which will be performed in repertory with the Tony-award-winning musical it inspired, Rent by Johnathan Larson.  

Featured in both productions, Krumreig will play the role of “Parpignol” in La Bohème and “Steve” in Rent. Rent and La Bohème runs now through Feb. 27 at the John Patrick Theatre in the Kleist Center for Art and Drama, 95 East Bagley Road, Berea.

For ticket information please call (440) 826-2240. 

Krumreig will also perform as a soloist with the B-W Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dwight Oltman on Wednesday, March 2 at 8 pm at the Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front Street, Berea.  The concert will feature Benjamin Britten’s “Serenade” for tenor horn and strings, which is considered of the standard repertoire for both tenor and horn.   

Krumreig will be featured in six movements and the remaining two will feature solo horn.  The work incorporates lyrics using the poetry of Charles Cotton, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Blake, Ben Johnson, John Keats and The Lyke-Wake Dirge.  Rather than speaking of nature and love, this work focuses on the passing of time the coming of the end, on death.  “Britten’s music lets us think of these dark subjects in a beautiful and refreshing way,” adds Krumreig. 

Krumreig, a senior at B-W, is majoring in vocal performance.  He is involved with the

B-W chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional honorary music fraternity, as well as the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing. Previous performance experience includes work with Opera Cleveland.  Krumreig is the son of Richard and Carol Krumreig, and a 2007 graduate of Lakewood High School