Hailed for his “sonorous and secure voice” (Opera Today), baritone Adam Cannedy has enjoyed a career that has spanned over a decade, making his way onto opera and concert stages across the country. He has appeared with opera companies including New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, The Atlanta Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera San Jose, Light Opera of New York, The Center for Contemporary Opera, On Site Opera, Tanglewood Music Center, Lyric Opera of Virginia, First Coast Opera, Opera Upper West, Opera North, Central City Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Wexford Festival Opera in Wexford, Ireland. He was a 2011 prize winner at the Birmingham Opera Competition, a finalist in the Dallas Opera Competition, and most recently won the People's Choice Award at The American Traditions Competition in Savannah, Georgia.
A champion of contemporary opera, Mr. Cannedy collaborated and performed for living composers including Carlisle Floyd, Ned Rorem, Oliver Knussen, William Bolcom, Stephen Paulus, Simon Sargon, Richard Wargo, Peter Ash, Tom Cipullo, Louis Karchin, and Phillip Glass. Highlights of his work in contemporary opera include Oliver Knussen's Where the Wild Things Are (role of Rooster Wild Thing) as a guest artist with The Tanglewood Music Center's Contemporary Music Festival and his subsequent Lincoln Center debut with New York City Opera; the staged premiere of William Bolcom's Lucrezia (Chucho); Stephen Paulus's The Postman Always Rings Twice (Frank Chambers); the world premiere of Simon Sargon's The Singing Violin (Baron Frederick); the world premiere of Peter Ash's The Golden Ticket (Oompa Loompa) with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; and the European premieres of both The Golden Ticket and Richard Wargo's Winners (The Ballad Singer) during the 2010 season of Ireland's Wexford Festival Opera, the occasion of Mr. Cannedy's European debut. Most recently, Mr. Cannedy can be heard on the original cast recording of the world premiere of Louis Karchin's Jane Eyre with The Center for Contemporary Opera in collaboration with Naxos Records.
In addition to his work with Naxos Records, Mr. Cannedy's other discography credits include cast recordings of Victor Herbert's The Only Girl and Jerome Kern's Sally, both with Albany Records in collaboration with Light Opera of New York. In addition, he will be releasing his solo Christmas Album Christmas With You later in 2022.
In 2018, Adam joined the touring group Empire Trio (formerly O Sole Trio), "an exhilarating and uniquely talented classical crossover ensemble that has been taking concert halls by storm all over the world." Performing a variety of shows, including Hooray for Hollywood! and Bravissimo Broadway with original arrangements of songs spanning the repertoire of both Broadway and cinema classics, they are in demand with theaters all across the country. With tour dates quickly starting to rebook from the 2020 pandemic shutdown, he looks forward to coming to a city near you!
In 2018, Adam joined the touring group Empire Trio (formerly O Sole Trio), "an exhilarating and uniquely talented classical crossover ensemble that has been taking concert halls by storm all over the world." Performing a variety of shows, including Hooray for Hollywood! and Bravissimo Broadway with original arrangements of songs spanning the repertoire of both Broadway and cinema classics, they are in demand with theaters all across the country. With tour dates quickly starting to rebook from the 2020 pandemic shutdown, he looks forward to coming to a city near you!
