Roger Honeywell Tenor

Canadian tenor Roger Honeywell has been acclaimed as a performer “with the right kind of heroic mettle to his voice” (Opera Now)

Mr. Honeywell’s exciting 2010/11 season begins with two world premieres; first is the world premiere of Lillian Alling in the role of Jimmy by John Estacio and John Murrell, followed by the world premiere of The Inventor by Bramwell Tovey and John Murell in the role of Smoot. Additional operatic appearances include Narraboth in Salome with the Opéra de Montréal, and The Officer, as well as the cover of Bacchus, in Ariadne auf Naxos with the Canadian Opera Company. He can also be heard with the Vancouver Symphony in performances of Verdi’s Requiem.

Recent career highlights include the role of James Nolan in Doctor Atomic with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, his role debut of Cavaradosi in Tosca with the Florida Grand Opera, Troilus in Troilus and Cressida with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the American premier of Tan Dun’s Tea a mirror of Soul with Santa Fe Opera, and the World premier of Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath at the Minnesota Opera and Utah Symphony and Opera. He has also made role debuts of Erik in the Flying Dutchman for Utah Opera and Don Jose in Carmen with Opera Calgary to great critical acclaim, as well as Rodolfo in La Boheme for the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Dick Johnson in La Fanciulla del West for the Glimmerglass Opera.

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