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"A suitably doleful Michael Boley portrays the desperate Hermann... Boley displays
both range and power."
"A suitably doleful Michael Boley portrays the desperate Hermann... Boley displays
both range and power."
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Nessun Dorma - Puccini - Turandot
Nuis D’ivresse -Berlioz - Les Troyens
Michael Boley, tenor
Jennifer Beattie, mezzo soprano
Recondita armonia - Puccini - Tosca
Che gelida manina - Puccini - La Bohème
I’m not a boy - Previn - Streetcar Named Desire
Kleinzach! - Offenbach - Tales of Hoffmann
Michael Boley is an electrifying American tenor originally from Columbus Ohio. He began his career with Opera Columbus. There he appeared in productions of La bohème, Aïda, Rigoletto, Tosca, Carmen, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Susannah and Camelot. Of his Columbus Opera performances, the COLUMBUS DISPATCH extolled, “tenor Michael Boley sings with operatic power and resonance—a true find!”
An exponent of the romantic French, Italian, and Russian repertoire, recent performance highlights for the tenor include Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Hermann in Pique Dame. Career highlights include twice performing at Carnegie Hall as a tenor soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 tenor soloist with the Carolina Ballet, Tenor Soloist in Scriabin’s Symphony No. 1 with Helena Symphony Orchestra, Genaro in Prokofiev’s seldom performed Maddalena, and The Crucible at the National Theatre of Pécs and the Szeged National Theater in Hungary with performances telecast internationally.
Michael held a prestigious position as a Resident Artist with Opera San Jose. There he assumed principal assignments in a diverse range of productions, including Verdi's Rigoletto, Weiser's Where Angels Fear to Tread, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Puccini's Tosca, Bizet's Carmen, and Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire.
Michael’s rich and powerful tenor voice captured the attention of both audiences and critics alike. For
example: In his portrayal of Calaf in Mississippi Opera's Turandot "...he (Michael Boley) brought the
house down with his rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' in the third act.” (NORTHSIDE SUN/JACKSON MS)
Reviewing his performance in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West the CAPE COD TIMES was effusive in
praise of his craft, “Outstanding among these, was tenor Michael Boley. Mr. Boley’s firm ringing tenor
and suave stage demeanor augur well for a rewarding career in opera.”
In addition to the classics Michael recently excelled in several new works by influential contemporary
composers such as Ian Bell (Stonewall), Peter Rothstein (All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914), and
Ricky Ian Gordon (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis). All performed with New York City Opera.
Upcoming performances include Tenor 2 (Doubt) in The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Ricky Ian Gordon
with Opera Grand Rapids, among others.
Bizet - CARMEN - Don José
Gounod - FAUST - Faust*
Gluck - THE REFORMED DRUNKARD - Cléon
Leoncavallo - PAGLIACCI - Canio*
Mascagni - CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA - Turiddu*
Mozart - DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE - Tamino
Offenbach - LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN - Hoffman
Puccini - LA BOHÉME - Rodolfo
Puccini - LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST - Dick Johnson
Puccini - MADAMA BUTTERFLY - Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Puccini - TOSCA - Cavaradossi
Puccini - TURANDOT - Calaf
Previn - STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Mitch
Prokofiev - MADDALENA - Genaro
Saint-Saëns - SAMSON ET DELILAH - Samson*
Smetana - THE BARTERED BRIDE - Jenìk*
Susa - THE DANGEROUS LIASONS - Chevalier de Danceny
Tchaikovsky - EUGENE ONEGIN - Lenski
Tchaikovsky - PIQUE DAME - Hermann
Verdi - AÏDA - Radames*
Verdi - RIGOLETTO - Il Duca
Verdi - IL TROVATORE - Manrico*
Weiser - WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD - Philip Herriton
*denotes in preparation
Haydn - LORD NELSON MASS - Tenor soloist
Schubert - MASS IN C NO.4 - Tenor soloist
Scriabin - SYMPHONY NO.1 - Tenor soloist
Beethoven - 9TH SYMPHONY - Tenor soloist
Mozart - REQUIEM - Tenor soloist
Verdi - REQUIEM - Tenor Soloist*
*denotes in preparation
"...he (Michael Boley) brought down the house with his rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' in the third act."
(NORTHSIDE SUN / JACKSON, MS)
"Anchored by tenor Michael Boley's brilliant version of Rodolfo on Sunday afternoon, the beloved opera received a vote of approval from the audience."
(BROOKLYN SPECATOR)
”As Rodolfo, tenor Michael Boley gave a dramatically thorough performance. His fun interactions with his fellow Bohemians carried over nicely for his initial meeting with Mimi,...”
(OPERAWIRE)
“Michael Boley, a tenor, sang the Beast ardently..."
(THE NEW YORK TIMES)
In his Amore o grillo, Michael Boley revealed a pleasing plangent tenor.”
(BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE)
"Mr. Boley brought a solemn beauty to the role, singing all the phases of his delight in Butterfly from his first encounter with ther to his soul-wrenching cries at the end of the opera."
(THE POST AND COURIER / CHARLESTON, SC)
"Michael Boley gave a warm portrayal of the barman Nick with his lean tenor."
(NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW)
“Michael Boley showed real promise.”
(TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE / WORCESTER, MA)
"Outstanding among these was tenor Michael Boley. Boley's firm, ringing tenor and suave stage demeanor augur well for a rewarding career in opera..."
(CAPE COD TIMES)
“Hermann is brilliantly enacted by Michael Boley, with his wonderful tenor voice, and extraordinary bearing.”
(splashmags.com, Henry Etzkowitz)
"A suitably doleful Michael Boley portrays the desperate Hermann. In a role that challenges in vocal complexity, he also sings in every scene. From his first significant set piece, the aria leading to a duet with his friend Tomsky, 'I don’t even know her name,' Boley displays both range and power."
(CORDELLREPORTS.COM)
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