Nathan keoughan
Baritone Nathan Keoughan is a rising star to watch, praised for his “booming, rich voice”, and “charismatic, frightening, and empathetic” performances (Broadway World). Recent and upcoming engagements include Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Grand Philharmonic Choir, his role debut as Escamillo for Vancouver Opera’s Carmen, a role and company debut as Danilo in The Merry Widow with Toronto Operetta Theatre, and Bernstein’s Mass with Chorus Niagara.
An alumnus of Opéra de Montréal’s prestigious Atelier Lyrique, he returned to the company for Conte di Luna (cover) in Verdi’s Il trovatore, and the world premiere of Bilodeau’s La reine-garçon, covering the role of Karl Gustav, which he revisits for the Canadian Opera Company this season. Other recent career highlights include the Canadian premiere of Braunfels’ Die Vögel with Pacific Opera Victoria, and two-dozen performances with Sound the Alarm for their Canadian tour of Music of the Night: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, which he reprises this fall.
Nathan had his operatic start as an emerging artist in Calgary Opera’s McPhee Young Artist Program, before his residency with Opéra de Montréal. While with the latter, Nathan was given the opportunity to cover the role of Pink in Opéra de Montréal’s new creation Another Brick in the Wall based on the iconic Pink Floyd album, The Wall. The following year, Nathan made his American debut with Cincinnati Opera as the jaded rockstar to critical acclaim, praised for his “commanding presence in this marathon leading role, singing for nearly the opera’s duration” (Bachtrack). In 2019, he reprised the role in Toronto at the Meridian Hall.
Other opera performance highlights include: Leo Stein in Twenty-Seven with l’Atelier lyrique (Montréal), Paris in Roméo et Juliette and Sciarrone in Tosca with l’Opéra de Montréal, and Silvio in Pagliacci with Semaine Italienne Festival. Born into a musical family on Prince Edward Island, the young baritone studied voice at University of Prince Edward Island before joining the New England Conservatory in Boston.
August 2024
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“...Keoughan’s resonant baritone just keeps getting richer and more polished with each listening.”
