Arnold Livingston Geis
Praised by Opera Today for his “sizable lyric instrument” and “honeyed tone on all registers”, in the 2024/25 season tenor Arnold Livingston Geis returns to the role of Josef Bader in Zigman’s
Emigré with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He also joins Opera Carolina for Rodolfo in
La
bohéme, Wichita Grand Opera for Ramiro in
La cenerentola, Cincinnati Opera for Motel in
Fiddler on the Roof, Opera in the Heights for his first performances of Edgardo in
Lucia di Lammermoor, San Francisco Symphony and New West Symphony for
Carmina Burana, and the Baltimore Symphony for Tenor I in Stravinsky’s
Renard. Other credits include: Josef Bader in
Emigré
(Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic);
Carmina Burana (Phoenix Symphony, Erie Symphony); Mormon/Housemate in
Last Days
(LA Philharmonic); Haydn’s
Creation (LA Master Chorale at Walt Disney Hall); Rodolfo in
La
bohéme (Greensboro Opera, Pacific Opera Projects); the title role in
La damnation de Faust (Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra); Pirelli in
Sweeney Todd
(Chautauqua Opera); and his Lincoln Center debut creating the role of Mr. Marks in Ricky Ian Gordon’s
Intimate
Apparel. Mr. Geis is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist Program, has been an Apprentice Artist with Chautauqua Opera, a Young Artists with Opera on the Avalon, and an Apprentice Artist with Bel Canto at Caramoor. He received his Master of Music from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and his Bachelor of Music from Biola University.
Learn more about Arnold at
https://www.arnoldlivingstongeis.com/
