Mark Steven Doss (born July 2, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Grammy Award-winning African-American bass-baritone, specializing in opera, concert and recital.
After graduating from Saint Joseph's, Doss entered the master's degree program at Indiana University's School of Music (1980–83), studying voice with Walter Cassel and Nicola Rossi-Lemeni.
[1] Doss's first operatic performance was in the role of Khan Konchak in the Indiana University Musical Theatre's production of Borodin's Prince Igor.
[4] His roles have included the Title Role in Boito's Mefistofele,[5] Escamillo in Carmen, Mephistopheles in Faust, Zaccaria in Nabucco, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, the High Priest in Samson et Dalila, Jaroslav Prus in The Makropulos Case, Jochanaan in Salome, Amonasro in Aida, Mustafa in L’Italiana in Algeri, Thoas in Iphigénie en Tauride, Alidoro in La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Argante in Rinaldo, Scarpia in Tosca, among others.
Doss continues to give occasional vocal master classes and to work with apprentice artists engaged with professional opera companies.