Praised by Opera News as a "vocally charismatic" performer with a "golden tenor,” Martin Bakari's recent engagements include the title role in Charlie Parker's Yardbird (Atlanta Opera, Arizona Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Dayton Opera, New Orleans Opera, Indianapolis Opera), the tenor soloist in Carmina Burana (Cecilia Chorus of NY - Carnegie Hall, Symphony San Jose), Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus (Grant Park Music Festival), Messiah and the premiere of Paul Moravec’s A Nation of Others (Oratorio Society of NY - Carnegie Hall), Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (Virginia Opera, Kentucky Opera), Goro in Madama Butterfly (Dallas Opera, Opera Philadelphia), Mime in Das Rheingold (Seattle Opera), Dr. Caius in Falstaff (Houston Grand Opera), Pong in Turandot (Opera Colorado), Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro (Seattle Opera, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival), Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette (Vashon Opera), The Cartography Project (Washington National Opera, The Kennedy Center), and a United Kingdom recital tour (Mirror Visions Ensemble). Internationally, he has also appeared at major venues in Munich, Hamburg, Dresden, Frankfurt, Cologne, Tel Aviv, and Bari. Mr. Bakari’s 2024-25 season includes Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Indianapolis Opera), Greene Evans in the premiere of Jubilee (Seattle Opera), Goro in Madama Butterfly (Utah Opera), Gastone in La traviata (Seiji Ozawa Music Festival - Japan), Michael in the premiere of Steele Roots (Atlanta Opera), Bootleg Joe in a workshop of The Factotum (Portland Opera), Messiah (Boise Philharmonic, The Factotumorio Society), and Carmina Burana (Lubbock Symphony Orchestra). Future seasons include his debut performances and recording with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, his debuts with Nashville Opera, Music of Remembrance, and Lyric Fest, and his returns to Seattle Opera, Opera Colorado, Dayton Opera, and the Boise Philharmonic. A 2018 George London Competition award winner, Mr. Bakari's recording of Grigory Smirnov's Dowson Songs (Naxos) was featured by Opera News as a "Critic's Choice" album. www.martinbakari.com