Tenor David Gagnon is a dynamic performer who combines charismatic singing, acting and good looks.  He sings the role of Grendel Shadow in Elliot Goldenthal’s new opera Grendel with Lincoln Center Festival and Los Angeles Opera.  Earlier this year he sang Jake in Most Happy Fella with New York City Opera. 

Recently he sang Filch in The Beggar’s Opera with Teatri di Bari,  the Prince in A Student Prince with Opera Columbus, and Frederic in Pirates of Penzance at Michigan Opera Theater.

Mr. Gagnon performed Lesgles and Enjolras in Les Miserables on Broadway for several seasons.  Other credits include Ragtime (First National Tour), H.M.S. Pinafore, Utopia Limited, The Sorcerer, and Jinx in Forever Plaid (Chicago and Milwaukee).  In New York, David participated in the development of new musicals/operas with NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program (Don Imbroglio, Dreamland) and American Opera Projects (To scratch an Angel, Before Night Falls).