Photo: Arielle Doneson
David McFerrin
BASS
Hailed for “a voice of seductive beauty” (Miami Herald) and as an “unfailingly versatile” performer (Boston Globe), baritone David McFerrin has won critical acclaim in a variety of repertoire. His opera credits include Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, the Rossini Festival in Germany, and numerous roles with Boston Lyric Opera and other local companies. As concert soloist he has sung with the Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Handel and Haydn Society, and in recital at the Caramoor, Ravinia, and Marlboro Festivals. David was runner-up in the Oratorio Society of New York’s 2016 Lyndon Woodside Solo Competition, the premier US contest for this repertoire. He is also a member of the Gramophone Award-winning renaissance vocal ensemble Blue Heron. Recent performance highlights have included the title role in Britten’s Noah’s Flood with Boston Lyric Opera, Jesus in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Emmanuel Music, and a return with American Bach Soloists in the Bay Area. David lives in Natick, Massachusetts with his wife Erin Doherty, an architectural historian and preservation planner; their daughter Fiona; and black lab Holly.