Philip Webb
Radames, commander (tenor)
The tenor Philip Webb is attracting ever greater critical acclaim for his performances both in concert and on the opera stage. During the current season Mr. Webb returns to The Metropolitan Opera as Calaf in Turandot, Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer, and the First Armored Man in Die Zauberflöte. In addition, he joins Opéra National de Lorraine as the title role in Otello, and reprises his role of Radames in Aida at the Bregenz Festival. Future seasons include engagements with The Metropolitan Opera and Portland Opera, among others. In the 2008/09 season he appeared at the Bregenz Festival in the role of Radames in Aida, he made his debut as Manrico in Il trovatore at the New York Metropolitan Opera while also covering the roles of Enzo in La Gioconda, Maurizion in Adriana Lecouvreur and Froh in The Rhinegold and he performed in Verdi's Requiem with musicians from the University of Denver, and gave a recital at the Southern Theological Seminary, Kentucky. During the previous season he sang Calaf in a new production of Turandot at Atlanta Opera, Pollione in Norma at the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Radames in Aida at Portland Opera, Rodolfo in Luisa Miller at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Rodolfo in La Bohème and Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly at the Vienna State Opera. Highlights of recent seasons include leading roles at the New York City Opera, Seattle Opera, the Vienna State Opera, Colorado Opera, Atlanta Opera, Utah Opera and San Francisco Opera as well as concert performances with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra among others.

