Gabriel Deyarmond

tenor

Michigander and tenor Gabriel Deyarmond has been described as having a “dramatic and evocative” voice as well as possessing a “fast as fire” coloratura. He was most recently seen as Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio with the Opera Company of Middlebury in Middlebury, Vermont. Past seasons include roles in Tosca, Lohengrin, The Turn of the Screw, Alcina, Gianni Schicchi, and Bless Me, Ultima, among other operas. In addition to staged roles, Gabriel is an avid lover of oratorio and has sung Handel’s Messiah; Bach’s Cantatas 21, 57, 84, and 156, Christmas Oratorio, and St. Matthew’s Passion; Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Dubois’s The Seven Last Words of Christ; Saint-Saëns’s Christmas Oratorio; and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers and Requiem.

Gabriel holds a Master of Music from the University of New Mexico where he studied under Dr. Michael Hix, and a Bachelor of Music from Central Michigan University where he studied under Dr. Eric H. Tucker. In addition to his vocal studies, he also studied oboe under Dr. Lindabeth Binkley as well as piano under Dr. Adrienne Wiley during his undergraduate degree. Gabriel currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he teaches voice and piano for the New Mexico School of Music, as well as maintaining his own voice studio.

He also serves on the board of the New Mexico Opera on Tap chapter, as well as serving as tenor section leader at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. When not performing or teaching, he can most likely be found perusing operatic repertoire, bingeing Hulu, and making reeds for the occasional oboe gig.