American tenor Richard Cox possesses a remarkable voice that combines lyric and heroic qualities, and is equally suited to opera, concert, and recitals. This season Mr. Cox returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Malcolm in
Macbeth. This summer he returns to Oper Frankfurt as Froh in
Das Rheingold, and next season he makes his debut at the New Orleans Opera and returns the Metropolitan Opera as Froh. He recently made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Don José in student performances of
Carmen and returned to the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile for his role debut as Bacchus in
Ariadne auf Naxos.
A former ensemble member at Oper Frankfurt, Mr. Cox appeared in several new productions there, including
The Tempest, Arabella, Owen Wingrave, and
Das Rheingold (which was recorded by Oehms Classics). He also appeared as Florestan in
Fidelio, Peter Quint in
Turn of the Screw, the Bishop of Bujoja in
Palestrina, and Aegisth in
Elektra. Other recent opera engagements have included his debuts at the Metropolitan Opera as First Armored Man in
Die Zauberflöte, Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile as Sergei in
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, the Los Angeles Opera as Ruprecht in Viktor Ulmann’s
Der zerbrochene Krug (released on DVD for Arthaus Musik), Staatsoper Dresden as Adolar in Weber’s
Euryanthe, and the Glimmerglass Opera as Claudio in the first fully-staged North American production of Wagner’s
Das Liebesverbot. ...
read full bioAmerican tenor Richard Cox possesses a remarkable voice that combines lyric and heroic qualities, and is equally suited to opera, concert, and recitals. This season Mr. Cox returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Malcolm in Macbeth. This summer he returns to Oper Frankfurt as Froh in Das Rheingold, and next season he makes his debut at the New Orleans Opera and returns the Metropolitan Opera as Froh. He recently made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Don José in student performances of Carmen and returned to the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile for his role debut as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos.
A former ensemble member at Oper Frankfurt, Mr. Cox appeared in several new productions there, including The Tempest, Arabella, Owen Wingrave, and Das Rheingold (which was recorded by Oehms Classics). He also appeared as Florestan in Fidelio, Peter Quint in Turn of the Screw, the Bishop of Bujoja in Palestrina, and Aegisth in Elektra. Other recent opera engagements have included his debuts at the Metropolitan Opera as First Armored Man in Die Zauberflöte, Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile as Sergei in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, the Los Angeles Opera as Ruprecht in Viktor Ulmann’s Der zerbrochene Krug (released on DVD for Arthaus Musik), Staatsoper Dresden as Adolar in Weber’s Euryanthe, and the Glimmerglass Opera as Claudio in the first fully-staged North American production of Wagner’s Das Liebesverbot.
An accomplished concert singer and recitalist, Mr. Cox was on the roster of the Marilyn Horne Foundation and made his New York recital debut in the On Wings of Song recital series. He has also appeared with the Seattle Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Kennedy Center.
The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, Richard Cox has earned grants from the George London Foundation, Sullivan Foundation, Opera Index Inc., the Olga Forrai Foundation, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, and the Shoshana Foundation. He has been honored with a Lucrezia Bori Grant for foreign study, the Vocal Arts Honors Recital at Alice Tully Hall, and the Campbell Watcher Memorial Award for singers from Santa Fe Opera. He holds degrees from Tennessee Technological University, Florida State University, and The Juilliard School.
