Kenneth Tarver

Bertrando, L’Inganno Felice

Bertrando, L’Inganno Felice

American tenor Kenneth Tarver is a past winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was a member of the MET‘s Young Artist Development Program and later the ensemble of Staatstheater Stuttgart.
Renowned for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Rossini, Tarver is a welcome guest at the major opera houses and concert venues in Europe and the US.

Recent highlights include a European tour with Così fan tutte and Teodor Currentzis, his Florestan (Fidelio) debut in Oulu, Finland, Mozart’s La finta giardiniera/Don Anchise at Aalto-Theater Essen, Don Giovanni/Don Ottavio with the Welsh National Opera with shows throughout the UK, Mozart’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony and, most recently, Nerone in Handel’s Agrippina at the Florida Grand Opera.

Kenneth Tarver‘s extensive recording catalogue includes collaborations for Sony with Teodor Currentzis & MusicAeterna (Cosí fan tutte and Don Giovanni), Deutsche Grammophon: Pierre Boulez and the Cleveland Orchestra (Les nuits d’été and Roméo et Juliette), Kent Nagano and the London Symphony Orchestra (Bernstein – A White House Cantata), for LSO Live: Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra (Berlioz – Béatrice et Bénédicte, Roméo et Juliette and the highly acclaimed Les Troyens which was awarded Grammys for Best Opera Recording and Best Classical Recording).