Praised for his “clean, clear voice,” David Walton dazzles stages across the country to critical acclaim as a versatile lyric tenor to watch. He recently sang Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance with “charismatic presence and a sweet pleasing tenor” (Cincinnati Business Courier) and Ferrando in Così fan tutte with “an elegant beautifully sung ‘Un aura amorosa’” (Broad Street Review). Performances for the current season include Ramiro in La Cenerentola with Toledo Opera, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Annapolis Opera, Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with North Carolina Opera, Filippo in Haydn’s L’infedeltá delusa with Sarasota Opera, Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance with Opera San Antonio, and the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Boise Philharmonic and in Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with the Columbus Symphony.

As a favorite tenor of bel canto, Mr. Walton has frequented such roles as Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Tonio in La fille du régiment, Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

Photo by Gillian Riesen