Sava Vemić Bass

Biography

Born in Belgrade, Sava Vemić studied at the Music Faculty of his native city and then at the Lindeman Young Artists Development Programme of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 2014 to 2017. He excelled in several competitions (first prize at the Opera Index International Competition in New York in 2016, first prize at the Gerda Lissner Competition in 2014).

He made his professional debut in 2013 as Sarastro (The Magic Flute) in Belgrade, a role he has since performed in Tokyo and Munich. Other major roles in his career include Ramfis (Aida) in Dresden and Belgrade, Silva (Ernani) in Antwerp, Ferrando (Le Trouvère) in Palermo, the King (Aida) at the Arena di Verona, Sparafucile (Rigoletto) in Munich, Verbier and at the National Theatre of Guatemala, Henry VIII (Anna Bolena), Crespel (Tales of Hoffmann), the Commander (Don Giovanni) in Munich, Prince Gremin (Eugene Onegin) in Hawaii and Munich, Death (The Emperor of Atlantis) in Seville, Osmin (The Abduction from the Seraglio) in Tel Aviv.

Recent engagements include Oroveso (Norma) at the Odeo Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens, Bauer (Gurrelieder) with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Don Fernando (Fidelio) with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, Mephistopheles (Faust) at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, the title role in Don Quixote in Belgrade, Faust (The Angel of Fire) at the Teatro Petruzelli in Bari and Eliakim (Judith of Parać) with the Munich Radio Orchestra.

At the Opéra national de Paris: Mzensk's Lady Macbeth (the chief of police/an officer), 2019; Tosca (Cesare Angelotti), 2019, 2022; Don Carlo (a monk), 2019; Salomé (The Fifth Jew), 2022; Adriana Lecouvreur (Il Principe di Bouillon), 2024.