Robert Chafin (Band)

Biography:

Robert Chafin has established himself as one of the finest young helden-tenors on the international stage. A native of Christiansburg, Virginia, his performances as Menelas in Die Ägyptische Helena at the Deutsche Oper Berlin received wide critical acclaim. Chafin has over 70 operas in his repertoire.

He began his career with the major roles of Mozart and Rossini, and has expanded his range to include such roles as Apollo in Daphne, Max in Der Freischütz, Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer, Midas in Die Liebe der Danae, Enée in Les Troyens, Don José in Carmen as well as Laca in Jenufa and the title role in Les Contes d’Hoffmann.

In these and other roles, Chafin has guested in New York (NYCO), Stockholm, London (ROH), Vienna, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Berlin (Deutsche Oper), Leipzig, Brussels, Toulouse and Luxemburg, among others. International acclaim for his interpretation of Franz Schreker's Flammen and Christophorus show his versatility and flexibility. As described in Opera News: “Menelas, like so many Strauss tenor roles, is a punishing and thankless part, yet Robert Chafin...gave the Spartan king a vocally convincing and dramatically compelling performance that cut through the thicket of female voices: his work was so brazen that he not only held his own, but seemed to be waging war against Strauss's disdain for the male voice.”

Mr. Chafin has been a frequent soloist with orchestras and leading choral ensembles throughout Europe and America. He has worked with such conductors as Donald Runnicles, Riccardo Muti, Fréderic Chaslin, Markus Stenz, Michel Plasson, Gary Bertini, Nicolas Geogeghan, Stefan Anton Reck, Edo de Waart, Renée Jacobs, Eve Queler and Leon Botstein. Highlights include his Carnegie Hall debut as Goffredo Armida by Rossini with Opera Orchestra of New York, performing as featured soloist in the Paris opening of the Schubertiade at the Theatre des Champs - Élyseés with the Stuttgarter Kammerchor, making his Belgian debut in the Flanders' Festival (Rodrigo Rossini's Otello), and working with maestro Alberto Zedda at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as Tebaldo in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

Chafin is also establishing himself as an educator. In addition to his 2012-2013 appointment as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice at Virginia Tech, Chafin joined West Virginia University’s voice faculty in the School of Music in 2015. He recently worked on a collaborative multimedia presentation of Die schöne Müllerin, planned along with recitals throughout the United States in 2013. He made his Virginia Opera debut in the 2014 season as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos. More recently, he sang “Mona Lisa” to critical acclaim at Carnegie Hall, noted by one critic for his “big, sweet voice and a stage presence to match".

Website: http://www.robert-chafin.com/

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