David Gagnon

David Gagnon

Tenor

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My Special Day - The Student Prince

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Serenade - The Student Prince

Tenor David Gagnon holds audiences spellbound with his dynamic performances and charismatic singing, acting and good looks.

The 2007-8 season included his return to Skylight Opera Theatre as John Lorimond in Midnight Angel (David Carlson/ Peter S. Beagle), a concert tour with Gold Coast Opera in Florida, and his first Alfredo in La Traviata adapted and directed by Dimitri Toscas at Skylight Opera.. He portrayed J. E. B. Stuart in the world premiere of Kirke Mecham’s new opera John Brown at Lyric Opera Kansas. This summer he will perform pops concerts with both the Pasadena Symphony and the Bear Valley Festival in California. He will begin the fall season as Paris in Ward’s Crucible with Dicapo Opera Theatre.

Last season included Les Folies de ĹOpérette with Opéra Français, Camille in “The Merry Widow” with Opera Columbus, Schubert’s Mass #4 in C and Gloria from Haydn’s St. Cecelia Mass with the Rochester Oratorio Society, and his debut as Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore with Cedar Rapids Opera Theater. David performed a Broadway Night with the Opera Columbus and a Bernstein Tribute in his debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

A versatile artist, he sang the role of Grendel Shadow in Elliot Goldenthal’s new opera Grendel with Lincoln Center Festival and Los Angeles Opera and appeared as Ferrando in Giorgio Strehler’s production of Cosi fan tutte in Athens, Moscow, and Recacati, Italy. He was acclaimed for his appearance of Lysander in John de Lancie’s innovative production of Midsummer Night’s Dream as well as his performances of Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

On the operatic stage he sang Filch in The Beggar’s Opera with Teatri di Bari, Belmonte in The Abduction from the Seraglio at Skylight Opera Theatre, the Prince in The Student Prince with Opera Columbus, and Frederic in Pirates of Penzance at Michigan Opera Theater. Other highlights include the soloist in Laud to the Nativity with The Festival Choir of Madison, Fascinatin’ Rhythm with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra, soloist/Abbott in Schumann’s Manfred with the American Symphony Orchestra and performed the world premiere of Shining Brow, an opera about the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with Madison Opera.

Mr. Gagnon performed Lesgles and Enjolras in Les Miserables on Broadway for several seasons. Other credits include Ragtime (First National Tour), H.M.S. Pinafore, Utopia Limited, The Sorcerer, and Jinx in Forever Plaid (Chicago and Milwaukee). In New York, David participated in the development of new musicals/operas with NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program (Don Imbroglio, Dreamland) and American Opera Projects (To scratch an Angel, Before Night Falls).

06/18/08