Detroit-born, Grammy-winning tenor Kenneth Tarver is acclaimed for Mozart, Rossini, Berlioz and the virtuosic Bel Canto repertoire. A graduate of Yale, Oberlin and the Met’s Young Artist Program, he has appeared at the Royal Opera House, the Met, Vienna State Opera and Bavarian State Opera, with orchestras including the LSO, Concertgebouw and Berlin Philharmonic, and on recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Opera Rara and LSO Live.
ROSSINI – SIGISMONDO
BERLIOZ – LA MORT D’ORPHEE
HÄNDEL – JOSHUA
MOZART – COSÍ FAN TUTTE
MOZART – DON GIOVANNI
ROSSINI – PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE
“The sheer beauty of tone”
– MusicWeb-International
“The dreamy voiced Kenneth Tarver”
– The Guardian
“Le tènor mozartien par excellence”
– Jean-Pierre Rousseau
a lyric tenor voice of great beauty and extensive range, ideally suited to bel canto”
– Voix Des Arts
“Natural musicality, magical top notes and creamy legato”
– Opera Now
“Tarver, a great artist, was glorious, delivering his coloratura with jaw-dropping ease”
– The Guardian“
“Agile leaps into the upper reaches of high B flats and high C’s were delivered with dazzling accuracy while maintaining a smooth and elegant vocal line”
– Daily News
“Tenore di grazie par excellence”
– Opernwelt
“The sheer beauty of tone”
– MusicWeb-International
“The dreamy voiced Kenneth Tarver”
– The Guardian
“Le tènor mozartien par excellence”
– Jean-Pierre Rousseau
a lyric tenor voice of great beauty and extensive range, ideally suited to bel canto”
– Voix Des Arts
“Natural musicality, magical top notes and creamy legato”
– Opera Now
“Tarver, a great artist, was glorious, delivering his coloratura with jaw-dropping ease”
– The Guardian“
“Agile leaps into the upper reaches of high B flats and high C’s were delivered with dazzling accuracy while maintaining a smooth and elegant vocal line”
– Daily News
“Tenore di grazie par excellence”
– Opernwelt