Praised by The Washington Post for his “powerful singing voice” and “notable acting skills,” Robert W. Tudor has performed opera, musical theatre, cabaret, and concert works throughout the United States. Roles have included Papageno in The Magic Flute, The Lecturer in Dominick Argento’s monodramatic opera A Waterbird Talk, Freddy in My Fair Lady and Murdoch in Titanic – A New Musical. Other productions include Follies, Iolanthe, The Fantastics and Gianni Schicchi. Concert works include the Requiems of Fauré and Duruflé, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Schubert’s Mass in G and Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio. Robert is a regular guest artist with the Montana Early Music Festival and artist and instructor at the annual Helena Choral Festival in Montana. Last year, Robert joined celebrated soprano Rosa Lamoreaux, pianist Betty Bullock and bassist David Jernigan for the first in a series of national concert engagements featuring classics from Broadway.
A champion of innovative performance practice, Robert has designed thematic art song recitals and works employing visual media, including paintings and sculpture inspired by the poetry of the text, for performances in the Washington, D.C., area. He created the role of Gouvenor Morris in Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia’s commissioned work, Nancy, by Garrison Hull and premiered an orchestral work for baritone and oboe soloists by Lawrence Moss titled Dawn to Dawn – Five Poems of the Tang Dynasty.
Robert received a Doctorate in Musical Arts in Voice Performance from the University of Maryland. He serves as head of Opera and Music Theatre and Chair of the Division of Music at Jacksonville University. Awards include a 2003 Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council and 2004 Artist of the Year from Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia.
