Described by the Washington Post as "a model of style and charm, and an irresistible performer," tenor David Gordon has forged an international career as singer, teacher, lecturer, author, and recording artist. He has won critical acclaim as guest soloist with virtually every major North American symphony orchestra, and with other prestigious orchestras, operas, and music festivals on four continents.
Hailed by the Post-Dispatch as "one of the greatest interpreters of the Evangelist of our time," David is especially known for his vivid and stylish performance of Bach's music. He has appeared in hundreds of concerts throughout North America, Europe, and Japan, with leading conductors including Robert Shaw, Helmuth Rilling, Bruno Weil, Christopher Hogwood, David Zinman, Richard Westenberg, and Peter Schreier.
On the international operatic stage, David has portrayed 60 principal roles with the San Francisco Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Kennedy Center Opera, Hamburg Staatsoper, and other stages worldwide. His operatic repertoire encompasses the music of Monteverdi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Smetana, Wagner, Mussorgsky, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Stravinsky, and several world premieres.
A prolific recording artist, David appears on 15 classical CDs for RCA, BMG, Telarc, Decca, and other major labels, in eight centuries of repertoire.
A 29-year veteran of the Carmel Bach Festival in California, David serves as Dramaturge and Lecturer, and also directs the Festival's vocal master class for young professionals.
David's 2014 book, Carmel Impresarios, is the biography of the Bach Festival’s founders. In 2017 he published The Little Bach Book, a colorful description of Bach’s career and everyday life.
Please visit David's website at www.spiritsound.com