Steven Snow
Tenor Steven Snow just finished singing the role of Jesus in the Long Island Masterworks Concert of "Pilate". This past summer and fall he sang Captain Corcoran in Ridge Light Opera’s production of “HMS Pinafore” and various roles in "September Song". Last month he sang his first performance as Mime in Wagner's "Siegfried" with the Baroque Society of New Jersey. Earlier this year he sang the role of Macduff in Verdi’s “Macbeth” with Amici Opera, where he had previously sung the roles of Turiddu in "Cavalleria Rusticana", the title role in “Don Carlo” and Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor." Coming up next month, he and Rosetta Bacon will be touring with a series of Advent Concerts titled "A Promise of Light", featuring music from their CD, "Behold that Star!"
Other recent performances include First Jew (while covering the role of Herod) in the Opera Cleveland Production of "Salome," Max in "Der Freischütz" with the Little Opera Company of New Jersey, Alfred in "Die Fledermaus" with the Maine Grand Opera and tenor solos in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Hunterdon Symphony. He also sang the Shepherd solos in Respighi's "Laud to the Nativity" with the Voices Chorale of New Jersey. Steven performed the roles of Eisenstein and Alfredo Fettucine in Opera New York’s off-Broadway production of "Tales from the Manhattan Woods," Cavaradossi in OperaDelaware's production of "Tosca" as well as Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor" and Rodolfo in "La Bohéme" with the Lyric Opera of San Antonio. In earlier seasons, he performed the roles of Luigi in "Il Tabarro" with the Des Moines Metro Opera , Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor" with the Gold Coast Opera and Don Jose in "Carmen" with the Natchez Opera Festival. Steven also appeared at Carnegie Hall singing Mozart's "Requiem" and "Vesperae solennes de confessore" (K.339).
Steven toured the U.S. & Canada as Juan Peròn in "Evita" and as Giuseppe in David Bell's "Phantom." He has performed numerous roles at Candlewood Playhouse, Light Opera of Manhattan, and the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. Steven participated as an International Artist with the Israel Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv. His other appearances include the role of George Ferguson in Living Audio Repertory Company's series of dramas set in northern Québec and the WHYY-TV12 special South Philly Italian Style. He has also been seen singing the National Anthem for the Somerset Patriots, Philadelphia Flyers and Trenton Thunder.
Steven graduated from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, where he appeared with the AVA Opera Theatre in such roles as Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte," Mayor Upfold in "Albert Herring," Eisenstein in "Die Fledermaus," and Bacchus in "Ariadne auf Naxos." He is a career development award recipient from the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund.