Stenger, Gene
Gene Stenger
Deemed an “impressive tenor” (The New York Times), Gene Stenger is a Bach specialist who is also heralded for his “crisp, clear tenor in action” (Washington Post) of his performances of oratorios by Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. He regularly performs with leading ensembles and interpreters of early music while continuing to expand his repertoire to include music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Gene has been a featured soloist with the Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Charlottesville Symphony, Helena Symphony, American Classical Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts, Washington Bach Consort, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Colorado Bach Ensemble, Bach Society of St. Louis, Bach Collegium San Diego, Upper Valley Baroque, Princeton Pro Musica, Baldwin Wallace University Bach Festival, Northeast Pennsylvania Bach Festival, and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart. Equally at home in opera, Gene has performed with Teatro Nuovo at Lincoln Center, Opera LaFayette at the Kennedy Center, and premiered new works with both Odyssey Opera at Jordan Hall (Rosner’s The Chronicle of Nine), and the Harvard University Choirs (Kallembach’s American Jezebel: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson).
In 2024, he received a jump-in offer from ResonanceWorks Pittsburgh to sing his first Rossini role in Rossini’s opera La donna del lago for which he was lauded by The Pittsburgh Tatler as “particularly stunning…. with a vibrant and powerful voice and a charismatic stage presence.” He recently made his debut with Winter Opera St. Louis, performing the role of Alexis in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Sorcerer, and this summer will be performing Spoletta in Puccini’s Tosca with Opera Theater of Connecticut, and Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Staunton Music Festival.
Originally from Pittsburgh, Gene holds degrees from Yale University’s School of Music, and Institute of Sacred Music, Colorado State University, and Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Recent discography credits include a new solo quartet recording of David Lang’s the little match girl passion on Cantaloupe Records, the role of the Minstrel/Narrator in the world premiere recording of Arnold Rosner’s opera The Chronicle of Nine with Odyssey Opera, and BMOP on the BMOP label, tenor soloist in Schmelzer’s Le Memorie Dolorose with TENET Vocal Artists and ACRONYM, and tenor soloist on Yale Schola Cantorum’s album Fauré Requiem and other sacred music led by David Hill on Hyperion Records.