Praised by Anthony Tomassini of The New York Times for his “winning singing and youthful bearing,” American tenor Richard Pittsinger is quickly establishing himself as a leading performer of both early and modern repertoire. 

 

An artist of rare versatility whose performance experience spans music across four centuries, Pittsinger’s principal operatic roles to date include Orphée in Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphée aux enfers with Les Arts Florissants, Armidoro in Provenzale’s La Stellidaura vendicante with the Boston Early Music Festival, Lurcanio in Handel’s Ariodante with Boston Baroque, Polinesso in Jonathan Dawe’s Being Ariodante at the Italian Academy, Orfeo in Luigi Rossi’s L’Orfeo with Juilliard Opera, and “The Rocket” in Laura Karpman’s Wilde Tales at the Glimmerglass Festival. Additional stage credits include Verdi’s Falstaff at the Aspen Music Festival (Dr. Caius), Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of Us All (Andrew Johnson), and Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld (Mercury). Recent stage credits also include Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants with Les Arts Florissants (La Peinture), Purcell’s The Fairy Queen with Vox Luminis, Reinhard Keiser’s Octavia with the Boston Early Music Festival (Fabius), Rameau’s Samson at Opéra Comique (Premier Juge/Un Convive), Telemann’s Don Quichotte with the Boston Early Music Festival (Grisóstomo), and excerpts from the title role in Rameau’s Platée and the ensemble of Verdi’s Un giorno di regno at the Garsington Opera Festival—where he subsequently won the esteemed Helen Clark Award. In addition, at the 2023 International Baroque Singing Competition of Normandy, Richard was awarded both the Young Artist Award and Audience Award.