A native of Madison, Connecticut, tenor Alexander McKissick is a recent graduate of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Roles with WNO include Nikolaus Sprink in Silent Night, Joseph/Stagehand in The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me, Lamplighter/Drunkard in The Little Prince, Grand Inquisitor in Candide, and covers of Faust and Lensky in Eugene Onegin.
In the 2019-2020 season, Mr. McKissick debuts with San Jose Opera as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, returns to Washington National Opera as Cassio in Otello and as the First Armed Guard in The Magic Flute, and performs...