Thomas Meglioranza, Baritone

Biography

American baritone Thomas Meglioranza has quickly established himself as one of the country’s most
sought-after singers. A 2002 winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, he is also a recipient of the 2002 Joy in
Singing Award and is a winner of the 2003 Franz Schubert and Music of Modernity International Competition in Graz, Austria.

In June 2004, Mr. Meglioranza traveled to Panama for a recital sponsored by the Asociacion Nacional de Conciertos and then returned
to the Marlboro Music Festival for his second summer in residence there. Additional summer engagements included his debut with the
Grant Park Symphony and Chorus as soloist in the Fauré Requiem, a pair of concerts with the Cascade Music Festival Orchestra, and a
performance with the Waverly Consort and the Mark Morris Dance Group at New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival. His 2004-05 season features
performances with the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Baroque Orchestra and the New York Collegium. In recital, he will perform
Barber’s Dover Beach with the Ensō String Quartet.

In 2003-04, Mr. Meglioranza starred in Opera Boston’s critically acclaimed production of Nixon in China.
Other operatic highlights include Don Giovanni with the Aspen Opera Theater, performances of Chicago Opera Theater’s acclaimed
production of L’Orfeo, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and concert versions of Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie
and Purcell’s King Arthur.

Mr. Meglioranza’s concert highlights include performances with the Houston Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Baltimore Choral
Arts Society and the New York Choral Society, and critically acclaimed New York recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall. A graduate of Grinnell College and the
Eastman School of Music, Mr. Meglioranza is of Thai, Polish and Italian heritage. He currently resides in New York City.