Colin Eaton, vocalist
Symphonic Pops, Saturday, February 12, 2011
Colin Eaton has been lauded by The Washington Post as “a commanding tenor that sings with great aplomb” and by the Baltimore Sun as “a young tenor whose name you shall not soon forget” and “possessing the ability to dazzle audiences with ease.”
Mr. Eaton was most recently featured as the tenor soloist for the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Messiah Sing-Along. Other oratorio solo performances include Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (National Philharmonic), Orff’s Carmina Burana, the Rossini Stabat Mater, the Bruckner Te Deum, and the Mozart Requiem (Oratorio Society of Charlottesville/Albemarle). His opera credits include appearances as Mingo (Tulsa Opera), Robbins and Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess, Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Nika Magadoff in The Consul, and as Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore. He is pleased to have collaborated as a featured soloist in master classes with Martina Arroyo and Curtis Rayam at the National Opera Association convention at the Kennedy Center.
As a member of the world-renowned United States Army Chorus, SFC Eaton frequently performs solos before our nation’s highest ranking government and military officials, as well as visiting dignitaries from around the globe. He was honored to serve as a featured soloist for the interment ceremony for President Ronald Reagan in Simi Valley, California, and to be specially selected to perform for the last five consecutive years for U.S. and Allied Forces deployed in areas of combat including Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
