Sean MichaelPlumb

Hailed for his “full, exciting lyric baritone” (Opera News) and “elegant lyricism and responsive musicality” (New York Times), in the 24/25 season, Sean looks forward to returning to the Bayersiche Staastoper to perform Frank/Fritz in Die Tote Stadt. He will also return to the Metropolitan Opera to perform the role of Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Schaunard in La boheme. In concert, Sean will perform Schönberg’s Die Jakobsleiter in a performance at the Elbphilharmonie conducted by Ingo Metzmacher.

Last season included Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bayersiche Staastoper and Seattle Opera, Schaunard La bohème the Metropolitan Opera, Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos at the Hong Kong Arts Festival and Younger Galileo/Salviati in Galileo Galilei at the Opera Theatre St. Louis. Sean also performed Carmina Burana with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and appeared in the Richard Tucker Gala at Carnegie Hall.

Career highlights include a host of international appearances including Albert Werther at the Houston Grand Opera, Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos at the Metropolitan Opera, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris and frequent appearances at the Bayerische Staatsoper in roles such as Guglielmo Così fan tutte, Papageno Die Zauberflöte, Dandini La cenerentola, Schaunard La bohème, and Prosdocimo Il turco in Italia. Sean has appeared with several top orchestras such as the LA Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Winner of a 2022 Career Grant from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, Sean Michael Plumb was honoured by President Obama as a United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts at a ceremony at The White House and he has garnered a multitude of awards. He was graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied under renowned instructors Mikael Eliasen and William Stone.