With over 50 roles in his repertoire, Corey Trahan is an active performer in opera, oratorio, music theatre, operetta and recital venues. Known for his comic timing, versatile voice, and onstage charisma, he is being seen and heard around the nation in repertoire ranging from operatic classics to modern musical theatre.
In the 2011/12 season Mr. Trahan will be performing his role debut as Goro in Mississippi Opera’s production of Madama Butterfly, a role he is also slated to sing with Opera Birmingham next season. In addition, he is appearing as Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte with the Santa Fe Concert Association and at Ash Lawn Opera Festival, as Spoletta in Fort Worth Opera’s production of Tosca, and as El Remendado in Opera Birmingham’s Carmen.
Corey Trahan’s 2010/11 season included performances of Mr. Erlanson in A Little Night Music at St. Petersburg Opera (Fl), Lun Tha in The King and I at Ash Lawn Opera Festival, the role of Giordano Bruno in the new opera Bliss by Joseph Illick, and as a featured soloist in a Jacques Brel concert both with the Santa Fe Concert Association.
In previous seasons, Mr. Trahan has been seen as Pang in Turandot and Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Birmingham, Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with the Santa Fe Concert Association, Dr. Blind/ Ivan/ Frosch in Die Fledermaus at Amarillo Opera and Salt Marsh Opera, Njegus in The Merry Widow at Opera New Jersey, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte at OperaWorks! in Los Angeles, Mordred in Camelot and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro at Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Will Parker in Oklahoma and Matt in The Fantastiks at Natchez Festival of Music, and was part of the World Premiere cast of Before the Night Falls as the Visa/Customs Official at Fort Worth Opera.
Corey Trahan has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestra including the Akron Symphony, Lake Charles Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Brazos Symphony, Monroe Symphony, at the Jefferson Performing Arts Society in New Orleans and Houston Masterworks. He was a guest vocalist in two productions for Louisiana Delta Ballet/ Monroe Symphony Orchestra: Happy Days are Here Again and The Polar Express, and has performed two recital tours funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America Grant.
“This is my box” from Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (2010)
“Chi il bel sogno di Doretta”(Prunier) from Puccini's La Rondine
“Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden” from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
Beethoven |
Nicolai |
Lehár |
Sullivan |
Bach - Magnificat, Cantata 61 |
Haydn - Lord Nelson Mass |
“Corey Trahan discloses a lovely, light tenor voice of the type that, since the heady days of Hugues Cuénod and Michel Sénéchal, has become steadily rarer.”
Joseph Newsome, VOIX DES ARTS, November 2010
“Corey Trahan, who squeezed every last laugh out of his strictly comedic role, and sang marvelously to boot.
Chip Chandler, THE AMARILLO GLOBE
“Tenor Corey Trahan was an appropriately slimy Spoletta, playing Scarpia's toadying henchman with relish and in good voice.”
Theodore P. Mahne, THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
“Male Romantic leads in G & S tend to be a bit dullish, but Corey Trahan played Strephon agreeably and sang smoothly, often with graceful phrasing.”
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
“As the embassy secretary, Corey Trahan gives a capital performance. He sings Njegus’ third act song with spirit, capping his performance with a handstand.”
Robert Baxter, CONCERTONET.COM
“But it is Corey Trahan who steals all his scenes as a cavorting Cacambo. His comic timing and delivery are outstanding and his Spanish accent is hilarious.”
THE DES MOINES REGISTER
