Martin Bakari

Praised by Opera News as a "vocally charismatic" performer with a "golden tenor", Martin Bakari continues to distinguish himself as a dynamic artist in a wide array of musical and theatrical genres. A 2018 George London Competition award winner, Mr. Bakari’s 2022-23 season included Charlie Parker in Charlie Parker's Yardbird (New Orleans Opera and Dayton Opera), Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (Virginia Opera), the tenor soloist in the premiere of Paul Moravec’s A Nation of Others (Oratorio Society of NY – Carnegie Hall), Messiah (Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra), Pong in Turandot (Opera Colorado), Jalil/Wakil/Guard in the premiere of Sheila Silver’s A Thousand Splendid Suns (Seattle Opera), Carmina Burana (Symphony San Jose), a concert of arias and songs (Harlem Chamber Players), and