Dominick Chenes

Reviewed in The Huffington Post as a  “breakout star” and “powerhouse lyric tenor,” his 2024-25 season includes his  house debut as Pollione at Oper Leipzig, Cavaradossi with New Orleans Opera,  Turiddu with Opera Orlando, Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer at Oper im  Steinbruch, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Greenhorn in Moby-Dick  (cover).

Future  engagements include Solano in The Magic Fountain by F. Delius with the  Wexford Festival.

In 2023-24, he  performed Pinkerton with Boston Lyric Opera, Pollione in Norma with the Boston  Youth Symphony, Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann for Palm Beach Opera, and  Nicias in Thaïs for Utah Opera.

Other highlights  include Cavaradossi in Tosca (cover) for the Metropolitan Opera, Canio in I  Pagliacci for the Sacramento Philharmonic, Alfredo in La Traviata for Seattle  Opera, and Don José in Carmen for Palm Beach Opera.

Chenes has  appeared with Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liége, Seattle Opera, Austin Lyric Opera,  Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Tokyo New National Theatre, and Welsh  National Opera.

Notable roles  include Cavaradossi, Pinkerton, Alfredo, Don José, Rodolfo, and Turiddu. He  debuted at Grand Théatre de Genéve as Iopas in Les Troyens with Maestro  Dutoit and has performed I Masnadieri with Maestro Roberto Abbado at Palau de  les Arts Reina Sofia.

His repertoire  spans Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and French grand opera, solidifying his presence  on the international operatic stage.

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