1. Richard Troxell is an American operatic tenor who has sung leading roles in the opera houses of North America, Europe, and Asia since his professional debut in 1993.
10 Facts About Richard Troxell
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Richard Troxell graduated from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia in 1992 and made his professional debut in 1993 as Alfredo in La traviata with Cleveland Opera.
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Richard Troxell went on to sing Pinkerton many times, including performances with Washington Opera, Opera Australia, Calgary Opera, National Theater, Opera de Montreal, Los Angeles Opera, Arizona Opera, and Portland Opera.
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Richard Troxell's filmography includes Cyrano de Bergerac, filmed at the Opera national de Montpellier in 2003 and released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon; and La rondine, filmed at Washington Opera in 1998, broadcast on PBS and later released on DVD by Decca.
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Richard Troxell has appeared in leading tenor roles in relative rarities such as Gounod's La colombe with Opera Francais de New York, Offenbach's La Perichole with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Gluck's L'ile de Merlin in its US premiere at the Spoleto Festival USA, Herold's Zampa at the Opera-Comique, and Philip Glass's Galileo Galilei with Portland Opera.
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Richard Troxell has sung in the world premieres of two late-20th century operas with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: in 1995 he created the role of Joel Edmund in the world premiere of Stephen Paulus's The Woman at Otowi Crossing, and in 2000 he created the role of To-no-Chujo in the world premiere of Minoru Miki's The Tale of Genji.
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Richard Troxell made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 in Bach's Magnificat.
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Richard Troxell sang the role of Pablo Neruda in Il Postino for Opera Saratoga in 2016.
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Richard Troxell has been a frequent performer at the Ocean City Pops concerts.
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Richard Troxell is married to the dancer and choreographer, Lisa Lovelace.