John Weber
John Weber, tenor, is a native of Baltimore. He received his early musical education at Towson State University, where he studied with Phyllis Frankel, the first protégé of the legendary Rosa Ponselle. Mr. Weber made his debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra while he was still a student, singing a program of opera and oratorio arias. Mr. Weber debuted with Baltimore Opera in 1988 with Verdi's La Traviata, and has sung over 12 roles with the company in a wide range of repertoires.
In 1995, Mr. Weber made his debut with the Washington Opera in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. He has performed many roles with the company, and has appeared opposite Washington Opera Artistic Director, Placido Domingo in both Parsifal and The Queen of Spades. During the Washington Opera's 2002 tour of Japan, Mr. Weber repeated his roles in the Japanese premiere of Wolf-Ferrari's Sly, opposite José Carreras and Sherrill Milnes. In 1998, Mr. Weber made his European operatic debut in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen, at the Festival of Two Worlds, in Spoleto, Italy.
Mr. Weber has appeared locally with most of the major performing arts organizations, including: The Baltimore Symphony, The Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Concert Artists of Baltimore, and The Handel Choir.
Nationally, Mr. Weber has sung with the Erie Philharmonic and the Lancaster Symphony. He has also appeared with the Central City Opera, Lyric Opera of Cleveland, Sarasota Opera, Delaware Opera, Miami Opera, Washington Summer Opera, and the Annapolis Opera companies. Mr. Weber is also a frequent guest on WBJC's popular "Face the Music," and lectures for the Road Scholar at Peabody program.
