Kenneth Tarver

From roles in Mozart and Rossini operas to historically informed performances on the concert stage, American tenor Kenneth Tarver has established himself as a leading bel canto singer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tarver attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin Conservatory, and Yale University's School of Music, where he earned his master's degree and received the Dean's Award for Most Outstanding Student in 1992. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Tarver became a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Young Artist Development Program, in which he ...