Nicholas Phan

Among America’s singophiles, there’s a buzz about Nicholas Phan.  Even in a country that doesn’t exactly want for fine singers, his name is on people’s lips.  ‘Vocally and dramatically at the level of the finest international artists,’ enthused the Chicago Sun-Times last September, about Phan’s portrayal of Hyllus, son of Hercules, in Handel’s opera about the mythical strongman.  This season saw him return to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, and with Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center also under his belt, the invitations are becoming ever more prestigious.

Awards started coming his way soon after he graduated. And debuts followed at Glimmerglass, Los Angeles Opera and New York City Opera. Coming to an opera house near you…

Read more: http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/August%202009/21/1002066/Nicholas