Blessed with a rich voice and thrilling top notes, Newfoundland tenor David Pomeroy has caught the attention of artistic directors internationally.

    The Newfoundland native recently made his Metropolitan Opera stage debut in the title role of Les Contes d’Hoffmann under the baton of James Levine. David had previously sung the role of Faust at the “Metropolitan Opera in the Parks” with the same company. Other credits include La Traviata in Vancouver, Macbeth in Edmonton, Carmen in Ireland, Stuttgart, Victoria, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Kansas City. He sang Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly in St. Louis, Kansas City, Fort Worth, Connecticut, Detroit, Quebec and Toronto. With Pacific Opera Victoria David performed The Rape of Lucretia,  Rodolfo in La Boheme, the title of Idomeneo, Jose in Carmen and Pollione in Norma. He sang Ladislov in The Two Widows by Smetena as part of the Edinburgh Festival with Scottish Opera later reprising it with Scottish Opera in Glasgow, Ruggero in La Rondine with Michigan Opera, Skuratov in From the House of the Dead with The Canadian Opera Company and Il Duca in Rigoletto in Calgary and Kansas City. Mr Pomeroy created the Role of Stefano for the triumphant world premiere of Filumena with Calgary Opera and has performed remounts in Banff, Ottawa and Edmonton. Filumena was filmed and is available on DVD.

    Mr Pomeroy has been a soloist with all of the major orchestras and choral companies throughout Canada. His discography includes Samuel Jarvis Jr in Serinette and the title role in The Death of Enkidu both by Harry Somers for Soundstreams Canada on the Centrediscs label. He also performed and recorded Henze’s Venus and Adonis at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for Vara Radio with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

  2009/2010 highlights included Pinkerton and Rodolfo with The Canadian Opera Company, a noon hour recital in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in Toronto, the title in Les Contes d’ Hoffmann with The MET, New Years Eve Gala at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Cavaradossi in Tosca with Opera de Montreal, Florida Grand Opera Gala honoring Robert Heuer, Il Duca in Rigoletto with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Don Jose in Carmen with Manitoba Opera and the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

    2010/2011 appearances include Il Duca in Rigoletto with Opera de Montreal, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Calgary Opera, Messiah with the Regina Symphony, Hoffmann with Florida Grand Opera, La Traviata with Vancouver Opera, Romeo with the MET, Beethoven’s 9th with the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and opera concerts with the Toronto Symphony.

    Future 11/12 appearances include Carmen with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Hoffmann in Toronto with the Canadian Opera Company, Faust at the MET, New Years Eve gala at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, La Traviata with New York City Opera at BAM and a concert of La Boheme with Kingston Symphony.