David Cushing’s versatile bass-baritone range is effortlessly demonstrated in a variety of roles including recent appearances in the title roles of Don Pasquale and Le nozze di Figaro, Frère Laurent in Roméo et Juliette, and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of a recent performance, the Boston Herald exclaimed, “his portrayal of hoodwinked old Pasquale, filled with pathos and unself-conscious humor, was a revelation. He could easily specialize in Italian opera’s wealth of foolish-old-man roles and become the basso buffo of his generation.”

This season, Mr. Cushing returns to Boston Lyric Opera for their production of The Handmaid’s Tale performing the role of The Commander and performs as Colline in La bohème with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.  He will also perform Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Mobile Opera and Mr. Peachum in The Beggar’s Opera with Emmanuel Music.