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BERNARD
HOLCOMB
Praised by OperaWire for his “delicate and flexible” voice and by The New York Times for the “appealing sweetness and clarity [of] his tone,” American tenor Bernard Holcomb has established himself as one of the most versatile artists of his generation, with a career spanning opera, concert, theater, television, and recording. Katy Walsh of Chicago Theater Beat perhaps said it best: “Although everyone [at Lyric Opera of Chicago] can sing, Holcomb reminds us why we come to the Lyric.”
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Recent seasons have included appearances with The Metropolitan Opera in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, and Salome; the title role in The Pigeon Keeper with Opera Parallèle; King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Lincoln Center Theater starring Joyce DiDonato and directed by Kenny Leon; Der alte Mann in Guntram with the American Symphony Orchestra; the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto and Alfredo in La Traviata with Eugene Opera; and the tenor soloist in Verdi's Requiem with Portland Opera. His work has also expanded to television with appearances on NBC's Law & Order: SVU and Apple TV+'s Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.
Beyond the stage, Holcomb is cultivating a career as a recording artist, launching that endeavor with his debut R&B single, Home, the first of several forthcoming musical projects.