Valerian Ruminski is a graduate of SUNY-Buffalo and The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia PA.

He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in Carmen and has sung at Carnegie Hall, NYC Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera de Montreal, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Ireland, Danish National Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, The Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) and many other professional houses. He is the recipient of the Lincoln Center Martin Segal Award, a Gerda Lissner Grant and a Richard Tucker Award. 

Since 2009 Mr. Ruminski has been the Founder and Artistic Director of Nickel City Opera in Buffalo NY. He is currently the Director of Development for the Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs.