David Pelino

Haitian American vocalist David Pelino brings his “powerful tenor” (South Florida Classical Review) to venues across America. In concert, David has sung with reputable arts organizations such as Bach Akademie Charlotte and the Illinois Bach Academy. His most recent concert debut was as the tenor soloist in Rachmaninoff’s The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with The Thirteen. His versatile, lyric instrument has enabled him to be the soloist in other major works such as Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, Theodore Dubois’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil, and as the Evangelist in J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. On stage, he recently made his role debuts Lyric Opera of Kansas City as The Ballad Singer in Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men and Nelson in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. His other role credits include Don José in Carmen, Booker T. Washington in Ragtime: the Musical, Wesley Harris in Paul Moravec’s Sanctuary Road, Sam Polk in Floyd’s Susannah, Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, and King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors.