Joseph Gaines
Tenor
Joseph Gaines is a highly versatile and increasingly sought-after operatic and concert artist. A 2007 winner of the prestigious Sullivan Foundation Awards, he has been a featured soloist with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, and a number of chamber ensembles internationally. A past apprentice at Glimmerglass Opera, Sarasota Opera, and Central City Opera, 2009-2010 mainstage engagements include Pittsburgh Opera, Central City Opera, The Mendocino Music Festival, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis Opera, and others. Gaines makes his Lincoln Center debut in 2010 with New York’s Teatro Grattacielo at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. His commercially-available recordings include Ars Lyrica Houston’s CD of Alessandro Scarlatti’s music, distributed by Naxos Records, and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue’s Messiah/The Mozart Orchestrations.