Samson McCrady is an American baritone from Tucson, Arizona. Samson kicked off the 21-22 season with a First Place win at The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Illinois District. He will go on to compete in the Central Region this March. In October, he won Third Place in the prestigious Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition. Upcoming performances include a role debut as Giorgio Germont in Verdi’s La traviata with South Bend Lyric Opera. In summer 2021, he appeared in Merola’s award winning feature film Through the Stage Door.

As a Cafritz Young Artist of Washington National Opera from 2018-2020, Samson made numerous appearances on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage. Most significantly, he sang the role of Papageno in the beloved Maurice Sendak production of The Magic Flute under the baton of Eun Sun Kim. Samson also shared the honor of performing in Francesca Zambello’s presentation of Menotti’s The Consul for the United States Supreme Court. Samson McCrady is a student of internationally-renowned tenor Neil Shicoff and holds a Master of Music degree from CCM.