Biography
For his 2023 house début with Scottish Opera as Don Jose in Carmen: Indian-American tenor Alok Kumar is described by The Guardian as “a knockout… technically assured, his singing resonates with the raw pathos of a man on the edge – and his acting… equally compelling;” by Bachtrack as ‘a commanding presence with a depth and resounding resonance, exhilarating as he faced up Carmen at the end;” and The Spectator remarks “Kumar’s tenor is certainly ardent. There’s something in the way he socks those top notes towards the gods…” In 2023 and 2024, Alok Kumar reprises his signature role as Don Jose in Carmen in house debuts with Scottish Opera (UK) and Vancouver Opera (Canada), and two more house debuts with Portland Opera and Fort Worth Opera (USA) in Kamala Sankaram’s opera, Thumbprint and as
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Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn), Donizetti
Musica Viva SingersRiccardo Percy (Richard Percy)
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Cleveland OrchestraHarry
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Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn), Donizetti
Musica Viva SingersRiccardo Percy (Richard Percy)
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La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), Puccini
Cleveland OrchestraHarry
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Vancouver, CanadaThu19:30
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Vancouver, CanadaThe Gospel According to the Other Mary, Adams
Volksoper WienLazarus, their brother
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Biography
For his 2023 house début with Scottish Opera as Don Jose in Carmen: Indian-American tenor Alok Kumar is described by The Guardian as “a knockout… technically assured, his singing resonates with the raw pathos of a man on the edge – and his acting… equally compelling;” by Bachtrack as ‘a commanding presence with a depth and resounding resonance, exhilarating as he faced up Carmen at the end;” and The Spectator remarks “Kumar’s tenor is certainly ardent. There’s something in the way he socks those top notes towards the gods…” In 2023 and 2024, Alok Kumar reprises his signature role as Don Jose in Carmen in house debuts with Scottish Opera (UK) and Vancouver Opera (Canada), and two more house debuts with Portland Opera and Fort Worth Opera (USA) in Kamala Sankaram’s opera, Thumbprint and as
