Nicholas Phan

Described by the Boston Globe as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” American tenor Nicholas Phan is praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence, and natural musicianship.

In January 2020, Phan released his sixth solo album, Clairières; one of his previous solo albums, Gods and Monsters, was nominated for the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album. As a soloist, Phan has appeared with many of the leading orchestras in the North America and Europe and has toured extensively throughout the major concert halls. An avid proponent of vocal chamber music, he has collaborated with many chamber musicians and has been presented by venues such as Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Phan’s many opera credits include appearances with the Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Chicago Opera Theater, Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, Glyndebourne Opera, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and Frankfurt Opera. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010, he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Phan is the 2012 recipient of the Paul C Boylan Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2018 Christopher Kendall Award. He also studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aspen Music Festival and School, and is an alumnus of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. He was the recipient of a 2006 Sullivan Foundation Award and 2004 Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation.