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American tenor Arthur Shen incorporates an intelligent sense of style with a fresh
and invigorating approach to the standard repertoire, demonstrating impeccable intonation,
sensitive phrasing, and a vibrant, colorful upper register - all hallmarks of great
artistry. His clear, clean, and energetic portrayals infuse everything he sings
with vitality and spontaneity.
Of his recent appearance as Rodolfo in LA BOHÈME with National Lyric Opera, John
Zeugner of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette writes:
"...a tenor named Arthur Shen, who sang the writer Rodolfo with scary purity, power
and conviction...And, as Shen demonstrated in the stunning aria and duet that ends
Act I, he's a tenor with ample power...with the suggestion that, even in full flight,
he’s holding something back. There may even be more lung power in the tank. That
display was so mesmerizing that most of the audience sat sated through the scheduled
intermission. After Shen's amazing soufflé, any other refreshment seemed silly and
unworthy."
Career highlights have included Duke in RIGOLETTO, Rodolfo in LA BOHÈME and Alfredo
in LA TRAVIATA with Staatstheater Braunschweig; Manrico in IL TROVATORE with Utah
Festival Opera; Des Grieux in MANON LESCAUT, Roberto in LE VILLI, Rodolfo in LA
BOHÈME and Camille in THE MERRY WIDOW with Dicapo Opera Theatre; Ruggero in LA RONDINE
and Luigi in IL TABARRO at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.
Concert highlights have included the VERDI REQUIEM with the Collegiate Chorale;
the MOZART REQUIEM with the Garden State Philharmonic; Rossini’s STABAT MATER and
Handel’s MESSIAH with the Choir of Saint Mary; Mozart’s CORONATION MASS and Handel’s
CORONATION ANTHEM with New Jersey’s Shrewsbury Chorale; Bach’s MAGNIFICAT and Handel’s
MESSIAH with the Garden State Philharmonic; and Beethoven’s NINTH SYMPHONY with
the SUNY Purchase Philharmonic.
Arthur Shen is a winner of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant for 1999, and a scholarship
recipient of both the Tanglewood Institute and the Mannes College of Music. He currently
resides in Germany and is a student of Mignon Dunn in New York City.
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