Barry Alexander

As a lyric baritone, Barry Alexander has earned a reputation for being as much at home with the coloratura literature of Gluck and Rossini, as the more dramatic works of Puccini and Verdi.  He has been hailed by L’Orient-Le Jour as “a singer of great style and feeling,” while Dean Nolan pronounces his performances as being “of the highest type, strong and virile.”  Mark Lipson is quoted as saying that “a seemingly impossible combination of talents have made Barry Alexander ‘the Great.’ ”

Mr. Alexander holds degrees from Princeton University and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.  Having made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in 1991 with works by Gluck and Mozart, he also premiered a new work entitled “I Am Life,” commissioned by the poet and philosopher David Sundaram.  That same year he auditioned for the Warsaw Chamber Opera, and became one of only two Americans ever asked to sing with the company.

Today Mr. Alexander continues to perform as both a soloist and guest artist, in addition to teaching voice privately.  He is the Executive Director of the Alexander & Buono Festival of Music in Abano, Italy, and Artistic Director of the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition. 

With constant invitations for concerts in throughout the world, Mr. Alexander has done much to both rejuvenate and expand interest in the recital format, and to reinforce its intrinsic value as a unique musical and cultural experience for both performers and audiences.  He returned to Carnegie Hall recently for “Barry Alexander and Friends,” a recital featuring guest artists in performances of song and operatic works, as well as works for one piano four hands.