THOMAS JAMERSON holds a Bachelor and Masters of Music degrees in voice from Louisiana State University, where he studied with Loren Davidson. He continued his studies with Cornelius Reid when he moved to New York Mr. Jamerson was a leading artist for 15 years with the New York City Opera, where he sang over 60 roles. In addition, he has performed with the Baltimore Opera, Opera Company of Boston, Metropolitan Opera National Company, Greater Miami Opera, New Orleans Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, and Tulsa Opera among others, as well as opera companies in Mexico, South America, and Canada. He has sung in concert performances with the St. Louis Symphony, the Hartford Symphony, and the Israel Philharmonic. He has appeared as Germont in La Traviata, Sharpless in Madame Butterfly, Marcello and Schaunard in La Bohème, Ping in Turandot, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Silvio in Pagliacci, Valentin in Faust, de Brétigny in Manon, Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos, Junius in The Rape of Lucretia, and Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier. He sang the role of the Bishop in the east coast premiere of Stephen Paulus’s opera The Three Hermits in Grace Episcopal Church's concert series, Downtown Music at Grace in White Plains, NY. He is featured in the movie Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, as well as on the recordings of The Merry Widow with Beverly Sills, and La Traviata with Monserrat Caballe, Carlo Bergonzi and Sherrill Milnes. He is currently a member of the Voice Faculty at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains, NY where he teaches voice and conducts the Teen Vocal Ensemble.
Tom Jamerson, Music Director