Nicholas Phan is quickly establishing himself as an important tenor among America's next generation of singers.

An accomplished recitalist and concert singer, Mr. Phan returns this season to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for performances of Stravinksy's Pulcinella both in Chicago and in New York and appears with the Music of the Baroque in performances of Hercules. He will also be presented in recital by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation), and the University of Chicago.  Mr. Phan made his in Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium) debut last season in a performance of a new piece commissioned by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. He also made his debuts with the Music of the Baroque, the San Diego Symphony, and the Oregon Symphony, and appeared with the New York Festival of Song in both the Kennedy Center and Weill Hall. In recital, he has been presented in New York by the prestigious Marilyn Horne Foundation in their annual On Wings of Song series. Other important concert engagements have included appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the Pacific Symphony, and at the Marlboro and  Rheingau Musik festivals.

This season also sees Mr. Phan's return to the Atlanta Opera as Ramiro in La Centerentola. He recently made his debut at the Opera de Lille as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri and at the Ravinia Festival as Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Other notable debuts have included the New York City Opera as Damon in Acis and Galatea, the Los Angeles Opera in L'incoronazione di Poppea,  the Chicago Opera Theater in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, the Arizona Opera as Lindoro, the Atlanta Opera in I Pagliacci and in Europe as Don Polidoro in a new production of La Finta Semplice directed by Christoph Loy at the Frankfurt Opera. A graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Mr. Phan's appeared in many productions there including the world premieres of Daniel Catan's Salsipuedes and Mark Adamo's Lysistrata, and productions of Madama Butterfly, Falstaff, The Little Prince, Turandot, La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor Ariodante, and Die Zauberflöte. He made his professional operatic debut with Glimmerglass Opera as a member of their Young American Artist Program where his roles included Beppe in I Pagliacci and Licone in James Robinson's production of Orlando Paladino. Mr. Phan was also a member of the Wolf Trap Opera, where his roles included Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore. While there, he also appeared in recital with Steven Blier.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Phan also studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aspen Music Festival and School, and was the recipient of a 2006 Sullivan Foundation Award and 2004 Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation.