Haitian American performer David Pelino, described as having a “powerful tenor” (South Florida Classical Review), is equally at home on the concert stage, in opera, in recital, and with professional ensembles. On stage, he recently made his role debuts as Wesley Harris in the Kentucky premiere of Paul Moravec’s Sanctuary Road, and as Sam in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah. In summer of 2025, Pelino will participate in the Bay View Music Festival, performing the roles of Booker T. Washington in Ragtime and Don José in Carmen.
In concert, his versatile instrument has made him a featured soloist in major works such as Joseph Haydn’s The Creation, G. F. Handel’s Messiah, Théodore Dubois’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, and as the Evangelist in J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion.
During the 2025–2026 Lyric Opera of Kansas City season, he will sing Nelson in The Gershwins®’ Porgy and Bess and the Ballad Singer in Of Mice and Men.
