About
American bass-baritone David Crawford is currently in his 11th consecutive season with the Metropolitan Opera. The 2017-2018 season saw his return to the Metropolitan Opera for Les contes d'Hoffmann, as well as appearances with Atlanta Opera as Zuniga in Carmen and Betto in Gianni Schicchi with the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera in Japan. The current season includes appearances with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Boston Lyric Opera, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Knoxville Opera, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera to cover Masetto in Don Giovanni and Angelotti in Tosca.
Since making his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 2007 as The Warrior Apparition in Macbeth, Mr. Crawford has taken part in over three hundred performances and covered roles in over two hundred performances with the company. In the 2016-2017 season, he appeared in over 50 performances in 7 different operas, highlights of which included Paris in the new production of Roméo et Juliette, the Sergeant in Manon Lescaut, Lord Walton in I puritani, and the Captain in Eugene Onegin. In the 2015-2016 season, he appeared Rochefort in Anna Bolena, Count Ceprano in Rigoletto, a Mandarin in Turandot, and the Commissioner in Madama Butterfly. Previous season highlights include: Hermann/Schlemiel in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Count Horn in Un ballo in maschera, Schmidt in Andrea Chénier, Hector’s Ghost in Les Troyens, the High Priest of Baal in Nabucco, Happy in La fanciulla del West, Astarotte in Armida, the Wigmaker in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Angelotti and the Jailer in Tosca.