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Baritone (lyric)
Nathan T. Gunn is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world. He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he is currently a professor of voice.
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Signature Roles
Nathan Gunn's career trajectory reflects an artist of intellectual curiosity and vocal sophistication who has refused to be confined by genre or expectation. Beginning with his 1995 Metropolitan Opera debut, he has built a distinguished résumé encompassing the classical baritone repertoire—from Mozart's Don Giovanni and Figaro to Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin—while simultaneously championing contemporary opera and expanding into musical theatre with notable performances in *Carousel* and *Sweeney Todd*. His 2010 Grammy Award for Benjamin Britten's *Billy Budd* and his pioneering role in the Met's HD broadcasts have cemented his status as an established artist of significant cultural reach, one who continues to balance artistic ambition with accessibility.
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for the title role in Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd (2010)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Music, 1994); St. Joseph's High School
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