Robert Stahley

Tenor

Biography

American dramatic tenor Robert Stahley, known for “bringing vociferous ring to the tenor line,” (South Florida Classical Review), will appear in the 2022-2023 season at Utah Opera, singing Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, Cavaradossi in Tosca with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Froh in Das Rheingold with The Dallas Opera, Siegmund in Jonathan Dove’s reduction of Die Walküre with Opera Santa Barbara, Melot and the Young Sailor in Tristan und Isolde with the LA Philharmonic, Leukippos in Daphne with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Bakersfield Symphony. A recent graduate of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein young artist program at LA Opera, he performed Walther in Tannhäuser, Le Berger in Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex, Valcour in L’Amant Anonyme, First Armored Man in Barrie Kosky’s famed production of Die Zauberflöte, and Parpignol in the North American premiere of Barrie Kosky’s La bohème. In the 2021-2022 season, Mr. Stahley performed Jupiter in Semele with Opera Santa Barbara, Narraboth in Salome with Bard Festival, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and a concert of opera favorites with Dayton Performing Arts.

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Reviews

“Robert Stahley performed with fervor and a robust voice…a heroic display of vocal acrobatics that earned an extended ovation from the audience.”

Janelle Gelfand

Cincinnati, Mar 2017

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