David Pomeroy


David Pomeroy is a Canadian operatic tenor.
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Early life and musical training

David Pomeroy was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Pomeroy credits his grandfather, Dr. Ignatius Rumboldt, Master of Choral Music, Head Organist and Director of Music for the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, as being his earliest and greatest musical influence.
Pomeroy is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, having received a Bachelor of Music. While continuing his studies at the University of Toronto, Opera Division he spent summer semesters at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England. He later entered the Canadian Opera Company's COC Ensemble Studio – Canada's premier training program for young opera professionals.

Performances

Pomeroy made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2009, portraying the title role of Hoffmann in Les Contes d'Hoffmann opposite soprano Anna Netrebko under the baton of Maestro James Levine. He had previously sung the title role of Faust with bass James Morris in the annual "Met in the Parks" concert series.
With the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, he has performed the title roles of Faust and Hoffmann as well as Rodolfo, Skuratov Pinkerton and Alfred.
Notably, Pomeroy created the role of Stefano for the world premiere of Filumena with Calgary Opera and proceeded to perform remounts in Banff, Ottawa and Edmonton.
The 2013/2014 season consists of role debuts as Radames as part of the Boris Brott Festival in Ontario and Wagner's Erik with Calgary Opera as well as Don José in, Cavaradossi with Vancouver Opera and Pinkerton with Calgary Opera. Also slated are engagements with the Newfoundland Symphony for its French Grand Opera Gala, Orchestre Trois Rivières for Verdi's Requiem and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
Recent appearances have included Alfredo with Vancouver Opera and the New York City Opera; Macduff with Edmonton Opera; Don José with Pacific Opera Victoria, Manitoba Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Vancouver Opera, in Cork, Ireland and Staatsoper, Stuttgart; Pinkerton with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Fort Worth Opera, Connecticut Lyric Opera, Michigan Opera and Opéra de Québec; Cavaradossi with Opéra de Montréal; Il Duca with Opéra de Montréal, Calgary Opera and Manitoba Opera; Hoffmann with Florida Grand Opera, COC, MET and Edmonton Opera; Ruggero with Michigan Opera; Edgardo with Calgary Opera; Romeo with The Metropolitan Opera; Rodolfo with Pacific Opera Victoria; Idomeneo with Pacific Opera Victoria; Pollione with Pacific Opera Victoria; and Ladislov with Scottish Opera, performed both at the Edinburgh Festival and in Glasgow.

Personal life

Pomeroy lives in St. John's, Newfoundland, with his partner Laura Ivany. The couple welcomed a daughter in the spring of 2022. Pomeroy also has a 24-year-old daughter, Juliette, who is an accomplished performer and composer.

Discography

Great Tenor Arias with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, 2020
  • Sam Jarvis Jr in Serinette by Harry Somers – Soundstreams Canada Centrediscs
  • Enkidu in The Death of Enkidu by Harry Somers – Soundstreams Canada Centrediscs
  • Henze's Venus and Adonis at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for Vara Radio with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
  • DVD – live opera – Stefano in world premiere of Filumena by John Estacio and John Murrell

Recognition and awards