Tenor
Eric Ferring’s recent engagements have included Tamino The Magic Flute, Arturo Lucia di Lammermoor, Pong Turandot and Royal Herald Don Carlo for the Metropolitan Opera, New York; Lurcanio Ariodante for the Opéra national de Paris and the Lyric Opera of Chicago; Lysander A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Opéra de Rouen Normandie; Fenton Falstaff in Santa Fe and Tamino for the Opéra national du Rhin.
In the 2023/24 season Eric returns to the Opéra de Rouen Normandie as Don Ottavio Don Giovanni, makes his debut with the Opéra de Lille in the same role, his debut at the Glyndebourne Festival as Camille in a new production of The Merry Widow and sings Grimoaldo Rodelinda in an international concert tour with The English Concert and Harry Bicket. He gives a recital at The Florentine Opera and, in concert, he appears with the Tampa Oratorio Singers under Nancy Callahan and with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra under William Intriligator.
Ferring recently released his debut solo album with pianist Madeline Slettedahl entitled No Choice but Love: Songs of the LGBTQ+ Community with Lexicon Classics. His next album, We have tomorrow, features chamber works by Barber, Beach, Brahms, and Fauré with Madeline Slettedahl and Quatuor Agate and is released this autumn on the Delos label. His performance in Chicago Lyric Opera’s production of Pagliacci was nominated and won a 2022 Emmy Award.
