Hailed for his “full, exciting lyric baritone” (Opera News) and “elegant lyricism and responsive musicality” (The New York Times), Sean Michael Plumb is one of the most dynamic and compelling baritones of his generation.
The American baritone has sung on many of the most important opera and concert stages around the world including among others The Metropolitan Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Salzburg Festival, Paris Opéra, Opéra national de Lyon, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, and Heidelberger Frühling Festival.
RECENT PRESS
"The remarkable baritone Sean Michael Plumb displayed an instrument notable for its evenness of tone and overwhelming beauty. He shaded his genuinely lyric sound with darker, more desperate colors as the narrator grew ever more disillusioned by the caprices of fate."
Bachtrack, Carmina Burana, Philadelphia Orchestra
"...but the biggest impression among the four Bohemian roommates came from Sean Michael Plumb’s ebullient Schaunard, whose lustrously smooth baritone shone in every appearance."
Observer, La boheme, Metropolitan Opera
"Baritone Sean Michael Plumb's Billy Budd was extraordinary: bewildered yet confident, his timbre satiny; in his beautiful final aria, "Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray!", it was impossible to decide where resignation ended and hope began."
La Nación, Billy Budd, Teatro Colón
"Plumb gave us a youthful Billy. His baritone is in excellent shape, so handsome in tone, with a rich, full bottom, a middle firm of tone, and a seemingly unlimited top. There was a wide-eyed innocence to his singing, that freshness of tone making Billy sound impetuous and full of life. Yet Plumb also found an introspection to his Darbies aria, founded on a smooth, even legato that gave a great amount of pleasure. This was a role debut for Plumb and, with the handsomeness of the tone and enthusiastic stage presence, it’s a role he was undoubtedly born to sing. A notable debut from this genuine and generous artist."
Operatraveller, Billy Budd, Teatro Colón
