Charles Reid has gained an
international reputation as one of the world’s leading lyric
tenors. He has sung on many of the most famous international
stages, including nine seasons with New York’s Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and the
festivals of Bayreuth, Salzburg, Spoleto USA, and Glimmerglass.
Mr. Reid’s 2009/2010 season begins with his third season with the Bayreuther Festspiele, performing in
Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von
Nürnberg. Charles makes his debut with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. On the operatic stage, his roles
include Tamino, Don Ottavio, Macduff, Rodolfo, Cassio, Narraboth, and
Froh. Mr. Reid will be singing Guido Bardi in a concert version
of Zemlinksy’s Eine florentinische
Tragödie with the Vienna
Radio Symphony Orchestra in May, under the baton of Maestro
Debilly. In 2011, he will return to the Metropolitan Opera covering Pylade
in Iphigénie en Tauride.
Recent season triumphs in Europe and the Americas include the roles
Alfredo, Nemorino, Duca di Mantua, Belmonte, Ferrando, Tito, and Conte
Almaviva. Among his many credits, Charles Reid has earned critical
acclaim internationally on oprea stages spanning cities from Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, Düsseldorf, Mannheim, Wiesbaden, Giessen, and Winterthur. In the U.S., additional
credits include Connecticut Opera,
L’Opera Francais de New York,
Sarasota Opera, Opera Carolina, and Central City Opera.
Mr. Reid’s recent recordings include Haydn’s The Seasons with Amor Artis Baroque Orchestra, and a
DVD release of Katherina Wagner’s Die
Meistersinger von Nürnberg with the Bayreuther Festspiele. In addition,
Charles can be heard on the Deutsche Grammaphon release of Mozart’s Ascanio in Alba with the Salzburger Festspiele. Ascanio in Alba is also available
on cd from the dTb label with the Nationaltheater
Mannheim. Charles is also on Gothic Records singing the tenor
solos in Alice Parker’s Melodious
Accord with the Master Chorale
of Washington.
Equally acclaimed for his concert performances, Mr. Reid’s highlights
include performances with Boston’s Handel
and Haydn Society, Master
Chorale of Washington, Berkshire
Choral Festival, National
Symphony Orchestra, Nashville
Symphony, Columbia Pro Cantare,
and Camerata New York.
Charles is the recipient of numerous awards from many major
competitions, including the Richard
Tucker Music Foundation and the Loren
L. Zachary National Vocal Competition.
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