With a voice described as “honey-coloured and warm, yet robust and commanding” (The Globe and Mail), baritone Tyler Duncan has performed worldwide to great acclaim in both opera and concert repertoire. Throughout his varied career, he has performed with several of the world’s leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony.

 

Also an accomplished opera performer, Mr. Duncan has appeared often at the Metropolitan Opera featured in roles such as Prince Yamadori in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, The Journalist in Lulu and Fiorello in The Barber of Seville, He also returned to the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for their new production of Terence Blanchard’s Champion. Other recent roles include Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Pacific Opera Victoria and Amarillo Opera, Morales in Bizet’s Carmen under Seiji Ozawa, and appearances in the Spoleto Festival as Mr. Friendly in the 18th-century ballad opera Flora and the Speaker in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Duncan is also passionate about new opera; recent roles include Raymond in Nic Gotham’s Nigredo Hotel with City Opera Vancouver, and in the world premiere of Jonathan Berger’s Leonardo at New York’s 92nd Street Y.

 

In the realm of Baroque music Mr Duncan’s versatility and skill have him in high demand, especially performing the works of Bach.  He has been regularly seen with Les violons du Roy, in Quebec City, Tafelmusik (Toronto), Early Music Vancouver, Music of the Baroque (Chicago), Handel and Haydn, Boston Early Music Festival, and the Oregon Bach Festival.

 

Frequently paired with pianist Erika Switzer, Mr. Duncan has given acclaimed recitals in New York, Boston, Chicago, Paris, and throughout Canada, Germany, Sweden, France, and South Africa. Together they have premiered many new works written for them by composers.  Alongside their debut album English Songs à la française for Bridge Records, they have released A Left Coast on the same label featuring songs from Canada's west coast.

 

Mr. Duncan’s other recordings include the Juno Award winning Vaughan-Williams Serenade to Music with Peter Ounjian and the Toronto Symphony; the title role in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis with Boston Early Music Festival; and a DVD of Handel’s Messiah with Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. His singing has been recognized internationally with numerous awards, including Grammy and Juno nominations and prizes from the Naumburg, London’s Wigmore Hall, and Munich’s ARD competitions. 

 

As a faculty member of the prestigious Vocal Arts Program Bard College, Mr. Duncan finds joy in helping the next generation of singers find their true voice.  Originally from British Columbia, Canada, he resides in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley where you might find him exploring roadside farmstands in search of the perfect, freshly picked heirloom apple.