Tenor Christopher Oglesby (Woodstock, Georgia) joins San Francisco Opera, as an Adler fellow for the 2019 Season. Most recently he was a Resident Artist at the Utah Opera, where he sang Tybalt in Romeo et Juliette and was the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Utah Symphony. This past summer, Oglesby debuted as Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress with the Merola Opera Program. Previously, as an education artist at the Dallas Opera, he appeared in Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne and in Davies’ The Three Little Pigs. An active soloist and recitalist, Oglesby recently performed with the Utah Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic, Dallas Puccini Society, and Opera Diversitá. Other recent credits include Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Box in Cox and Box with the Amalfi Coast Festival, University of North Texas, and Opera in Concert. He holds Bachelor of Music degrees in Vocal Performance, Choral Education, and Band Education from Lee University and a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas.