山姆McKelton

山姆McKelton, whose lyric tenor led the 纽约时报 to proclaim him “a model Mozart tenor” with “a natural elegance” to his sound, has traveled throughout the world delighting audiences in both the classical 和 pop worlds.

Mr. McKelton has appeared with major symphony orchestras 和 chamber ensembles such as the Detroit Symphony, 亚特兰大交响乐团, Helsinki Orchestra (Finl和), Estonia Philharmonic (Estonia), Knoxville Symphony, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Clevel和 Orchestra, 和 San Francisco Symphony, 在许多其他方面. For three years he traveled the world with superstar Harry Belafonte, with whom he was featured in the 1997 PBS special, Harry Belafonte 和 Friends. He starred in an off-Broadway revival of the Broadway 和 London hit musical 五个 Guys Named Mo’ 和 was an original Broadway cast 和 touring member of the Tony award- winning Disney musical 狮子王.

Mr. McKelton has been seen in the role of Sportin’ Life in 波姬和贝丝 with the Opera Company of Philadelphia 和 the Indianapolis Opera, directed by Henry Miller 和 under the baton of Maestro James Carraher, 和, 最近, at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, Denmark where he made his house debut. He sang the role of The Stranger in the New York premiere of Carlisle Floyd’s opera Markheim with the Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO) 和 did a turn as Angel Levine in the critically acclaimed CCO production of 天使莱文 by Elie Siegmeister. Mr. McKelton also sang the world premiere of Donald McCullough’s 放我的人走 with the Master Chorale of Washington at the Kennedy Center. He is one member of the singing sibling duo The McKeltons, whose CD project entitled 2 .回报爱情 can be found on iTunes.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. McKelton 继续s to make concert 和 solo appearances around the world 和 frequently appears as a guest artist 和 in master classes at schools, 大学, 和 arts programs. 2017 marked his fifth year as Program Coordinator 和 Vocal Consultant, 在流派, for the Stagebound Summer Vocal Intensive in New York City. He is a member of the world-renowned American Spiritual Ensemble (ASE), a mixed-voice professional performing arts organization whose mission it is to keep the American Negro spiritual alive. He is an honorary board member of the “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation based in Orl和o, 佛罗里达.

His 2017–18 season included the premiere of two opera works, 五个 by Anthony Davis 和 肯雅塔 by Trent Johnson at Trilogy: An Opera Company at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Mr. McKelton has toured on behalf of the U.S. State Department of Cultural Affairs to Bolivia 和 returned to the Musica Sacre di Quito Festival in Quito, 厄瓜多尔. An adjunct professor of voice at NYU Tisch School of Drama, he is also one of two founding partners of Honorific Entertainment©, an entertainment properties 和 production firm in New York City, 他写的地方, 生产, 和 develops works for stage 和 commercial media. In 2018, he launched Into the Deep Productions© with an eye on producing off-Broadway 和 touring theatrical properties. He made his Bach Choral Society debut this spring in their tribute performances of R. 纳撒尼尔Dett的 The Ordering of Moses 和 William Grant Still’s And They Lynched Him on a Tree, as well as premiering the role of the Inquisitor in Wittenberg: The Story of Martin Luther, Trent Johnson’s new oratorio about the religious reformer.