Nicholas Phan, tenor

A recent graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Mr. Phan appeared in many productions there including the world premieres of Daniel Catan’s Salsipuedes and Mark Adamo’s Lysistrata, and productions of Madama Butterfly, Falstaff, The Little Prince, Turandot, La traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Ariodante, and Die Zauberflöte.

He recently made his debuts at the Arizona Opera as Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri, the New York City Opera as Damon in Acis and Galatea, and in Europe as Don Polidoro in a new production of La finta semplice at the Frankfurt Opera. He made his professional operatic debut with Glimmerglass Opera as a member of their Young American Artist Program where his roles included Beppe in I pagliacci and Licone in James Robinson’s production of Orlando Paladino. Mr. Phan was also a member of the Wolf Trap Opera, where his roles included Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Nemorino in L’Elisir d’amore.

This season, Mr. Phan makes his debuts at the Atlanta Opera in I pagliacci, the Los Angeles Opera in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, and the Chicago Opera Theater in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and returns to the Frankfurt Opera as Lurcanio in Ariodante.

Also active on the concert stage, Mr. Phan makes his debut this season with the St. Louis Symphony in performances conducted by David Robertson. He made his concert debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra singing the role of Iopas in a series of concert performances of Les Troyens conducted by Zubin Mehta, and has since appeared with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pacific Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Phan is the recipient of a Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation. He was also the third place winner of the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers in 2002. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and also studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aspen Music Festival and School. He made his NYFOS debut last season in We Open in Paris.