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Daniel Montenegro

soloist

A graduate of San Francisco's prestigious Adler Fellow Opera Program, American tenor Daniel Montenegro is recognized for his flexible and distinctive voice and a varied repertoire of bel canto, verismo, and contemporary roles. Daniel made his Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and San Diego Opera debuts in 2015 as Luis (a role he created) in El Pasado Nuca se Termina.

Recent and upcoming engagements for Montenegro include Alfredo in La traviata at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Duke in Rigoletto at Nashville Opera, and Rafael in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna at Opera Santa Barbara. He also appeared as a featured soloist with Minnesota Opera at the 2021 Opera America annual conference. Recent seasons have included one of his signature roles, Giovanni, in La Hija de Rappaccini with Chicago Opera Theater, a return to San Francisco Opera as Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, Mario in Il postino with Virginia Opera and Opera Santa Barbara, and Verdi's Requiem with the Phoenix Symphony.

Other highlights include Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Opera Columbus, Alfredo in La Traviata with Arizona Opera, and Luis in El Pasado Nuca se Termina with Fort Worth Opera. Other recent performances include Rafael in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna in his debut with both New York City Opera and Houston Grand Opera, a return to San Diego Opera as Arcadio in Florencia en el Amazonas, Giovanni in La Hija de Rappaccini with Gotham Opera and his European opera debut at the Théâtre du Châtelet as Mario in Daniel Catán's Il Postino along side Plácido Domingo. Alfredo in La Traviata with New Orleans Opera and Minnesota Opera, Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore with Washington National Opera, Pang in Turandot at the Hollywood Bowl conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Pong in Turandot with San Francisco Opera and Dallas Opera, Roméo in Roméo et Juliette with Tulsa Opera and the Castleton Festival, and most recently, Mario in Il Postino with Opera Saratoga, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Arizona Opera, and Rafael in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna in his debut with Fort Worth Opera.

Daniel is a featured soloist on Great Voices Sing John Denver alongside Plácido Domingo and many other key operatic names; produced by legendary arranger and music producer Milt Okun, the disc was released on the MRI Associated label. He received his Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.