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November 10-18, 2018
Martin will sing the title role in Arizona Opera's production of Daniel Schnyder's Charlie Parker's Yardbird conducted by Clinton Smith and directed by Fenlon Lamb.
September 27 - October 7, 2018
Martin will sing the title role in Atlanta Opera's production of Daniel Schnyder's Charlie Parker's Yardbird conducted by Clinton Smith and directed by Omer Ben Seadia.
August 11-25, 2018
Martin will sing Peter the Honeyman in Francesca Zambello's production of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Seattle Opera conducted by John DeMain and directed by Garnett Bruce.
June 14-22, 2018
Martin will sing Gastone in Cincinnati Opera's production of Verdi's La traviata conducted by Renato Balsadonna and directed by Linda Brovsky.
June 10, 2018
Martin will sing "O sole mio" and selections from Bernstein's West Side Story with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for Cincinnati Opera's annual Opera in the Park concert.
May 12-20, 2018
Martin will sing Scribe and Trash-Talker in Michigan Opera Theatre's production of Daniel Sonenberg's The Summer King conducted by Steven Mercurio and directed by Sam Helfrich.
March 21-25, 2018
Martin will sing Prince in the New York premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's Morning Star with On Site Opera at Manhattan's historic Museum at Eldridge Street. The production will be conducted by Geoffrey McDonald and directed by Eric Einhorn.
February 16, 2018
Martin is honored to be an award winner in the 2018 George London Competition in New York City.
February 16, 2018
Martin will sing in the finals of the George London Competition at the NYC's Morgan Library and Museum with pianist Craig Rutenberg.
January 20-28, 2018
Martin will sing Castleman in Jeremy Howard Beck and Stephanie Fleischmann's The Long Walk conducted by Glenn Lewis and directed by Frances Rabalais.
December 9, 2017
Martin will be the tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah at Manhattan's Central Presbyterian Church with conductor Seth Ward.
October 26-29, 2018
Martin will sing Tamino in Opéra Louisiane's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute conducted by Michael Borowitz and directed by Dennis Jesse.
July 28 - August 5, 2017
Martin will sing the leading tenor roles in a double bill of David Lang's works The Difficulty of Crossing a Field and The Little Match Girl Passion with Portland Opera. The production will be conducted by Hal France and directed by Jerry Mouawad.
July 18, 2017
Grigory Smirnov's debut album on which Martin sings the 50-minute song cycle Dowson Songs has been submitted to the Recording Academy by Naxos Records and is currently under GRAMMY consideration!
May 12-14, 2017
Martin will sing Mingo and cover Sportin' Life in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at the historic Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Italy. Performances will be conducted by William Barkhymer and Richard Cordova.
April 29 - May 7, 2017
Martin will sing the Scribe and Trash-Talker in the world premiere of Daniel Sonenberg's The Summer King with Pittsburgh Opera. The production will be conducted by Antony Walker and directed by Sam Helfrich.
April 23, 2017
Martin will sing "God Bless America" at the Pirates vs. Yankees game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA.
March 31 & April 1, 2017
Martin will sing Ricky in Jeremy Howard Beck's The Long Walk at Utah Opera. The production will be conducted by Steven Osgood and directed by David Schweizer.
March 3-8, 2017
Martin will sing Mingo and cover Sportin' Life in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Charles Bronfman Hall in Tel Aviv, Israel. Performances will be conducted by William Barkhymer and Richard Cordova.
March 1, 2017
Martin will sing Mingo and cover Sportin' Life in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at the Haifa Congress Center in Haifa, Israel. Performances will be conducted by William Barkhymer and Richard Cordova.
February 18, 2017
Martin will sing Grigory Smirnov's Dowson Songs with pianist Konstantine Valianatos in an event celebrating their Naxos CD release at Steinway Hall in Manhattan.
February 10-12, 2017
Martin will cover the title role in Daniel Schnyder's new opera Charlie Parker's Yardbird with Madison Opera. The production will be conducted by John DeMain and directed by Ron Daniels.
December 10, 2016
Martin will be the tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah at Manhattan's Central Presbyterian Church with conductor Seth Ward.
November 11, 2016
Grigory Smirnov's debut CD will be released on Naxos Records featuring Martin singing Mr. Smirnov's 50-minute song cycle Dowson Songs which he premiered in 2014.
October 24-25, 2016
Martin will sing a recital and teach a masterclass for the Simon Estes Foundation in Clarinda, Iowa.
October 19-23, 2016
Martin will join LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects for their production of Ted Hearne's The Source at Redcat in Los Angeles, CA.
October 9, 2016
Martin will sing Mingo in a concert performance of Porgy & Bess at Ithaca College with Opera Noire of New York.
August 30 - September 4, 2016
Martin will sing in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Alte Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany.
August 16-28, 2016
Martin will sing in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Staatsoper Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
August 9-14, 2016
Martin will sing in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany.
August 2-7, 2016
Martin will sing in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Deutsches Theater München in Munich, Germany.
July 22-31, 2016
Martin will sing in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess at Dresden Semperoper in Dresden, Germany.
July 14, 2016
Martin will sing in Opera Saratoga's An Evening On Broadway concert conducted by James Lowe.
July 7-16, 2016
Martin will sing in Opera Saratoga's production of Daniel Catán's Il Postino conducted by James Lowe and directed by Lawrence Edelson.
July 2-17, 2016
Martin will sing in Opera Saratoga's production of Philip Glass' The Witches of Venice conducted by Viswa Subbaraman and directed by Karole Armitage.
June 24, 2016 - July 15, 2016
Martin will sing in Opera Saratoga's production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro conducted by Andrew Bisantz and directed by David Paul.
June 18, 2016
Martin will sing in a recital of Spanish song and zarzuela presented by Opera Saratoga.
June 11, 2016
Martin will sing in a recital of Mozart Lieder presented by Opera Saratoga with pianist Parisa Zaeri.
May 21-22, 2016
Martin will sing Orff's Carmina Burana with the New Hampshire Philharmonic conducted by Mark Latham.
May 8, 2016
Martin will be the tenor soloist in Haydn's The Creation with the Yellow Springs Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Johnston.
April 25-26, 2016
Martin will sing in Virginia Opera's Arias & Duets concerts in Fairfax and Norfolk, Virginia.
April 8-24, 2016
Martin will sing in Francesca Zambello's production of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman with Virginia Opera which will be conducted by Adam Turner and directed by Sara Widzer.
March 4-5, 2016
Martin will sing a recital and teach a masterclass in Hampton, Iowa for the Simon Estes Foundation.
February 5-21, 2016
Martin will sing in Virginia Opera's production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette conducted by James Meena and directed by Bernard Uzan.
January 24-30, 2016
Martin will sing in Opera Carolina's production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette conducted by James Meena and directed by Bernard Uzan.
December 4-5, 2015
Martin will sing in Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton's The Soul Now Sings at the Greene Space in New York City.
November 6-22, 2015
Martin will sing in Virginia Opera's production of Puccini's La bohème conducted by Adam Turner and directed by Kyle Lang.
October 5, 2015
Martin will sing in a concert of arias and duets with Virginia Opera at the Sherwood Center in Fairfax, VA.
September 30, 2015
Martin will sing in a concert of arias and duets with Virginia Opera at the Bolling Haxall House in Richmond, VA.
September 25 - October 11, 2015
Martin will sing in Virginia Opera's production of Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld conducted by Anne Manson and directed by Sam Helfrich.
June 4-14, 2015
Martin will play the lead role of Hazel Motes in the premiere of Anthony Gatto's Wise Blood. The production will take place at Minneapolis' Soap Factory and is a co-commission with Walker Art Center.
May 19, 2015
Martin will sing the title role in a concert of selections from Chevalier de Saint-Georges' L'amant anonyme with Little Opera Theatre of NY at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in Manhattan.
May 1-9, 2015
Martin will sing in Portland Opera's production of Show Boat in Portland, OR.
March 22-23, 2015
Martin will record Grigory Smirnov's ASCAP-commissioned song cycle Dowson Songs with pianist Konstantine Valianatos for the composer's debut album.
March 20, 2015
Martin will reprise Grigory Smirnov's ASCAP-commissioned song cycle Dowson Songs which he premiered at NYC's Merkin Hall last year. The performance will take place at Central Presbyterian Church in Manhattan as part of the Poiema Artist Series, and he will be joined at the piano by Konstantine Valianatos.
February 25-26, 2015
Martin will lead workshops on Rossini's La donna del lago in NYC schools for the Metropolitan Opera.
January 30, 2015 - February 15, 2015
Martin will sing in Virginia Opera's production of Strauss' Salome in Norfolk, Richmond, and Fairfax.