Kenneth Tarver makes his highly anticipated stage debut in Paris in the title role of Auber’s legendary opera Fra Diavolo at the Opera Comique starring opposite Sumi Jo, conducted by Jeremie Rhorer. (January 25, 27, 29, 31, February 2, 4. 2009)
Ken recently appeared in concert in Paris as the culmination of a tour of Mozart’s Idomeneo under the baton of Rene Jacobs at the Salle Pleyel. A new recording will be released on Harmonia Mundi later in 2009.

The 2009 season began with his successful debut at the historic Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile as Conte Almaviva in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (he returns to Chile next season as Lindoro in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri). Ken will mark the Haydn year with appearances as Orfeo in L’Anima del Filosofo at the Budapest Spring Festival with Andrea Rost and Adam Fisher, and a concert performance of Orlando Paladino at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam conducted by Alessandro de Marchi. The season ends with performances of Handel with Nicholas Harnoncourt at the Styriuate Festival in Graz.

Summer 2008 saw Ken in the tilte role of Handel’s Belshazzar at the Festival d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence and a highly successful recital with pianist Tamara Anna Cislowska at Pierre Cardin’s prestigious Lacoste Festival.

The CD of La donna del lago, released spring 2007 by Opera Rara is being highly praised - more
CD released in 9/2007: Don Giovanni / René Jacobs / harmonia mundi - more CDs