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Timothy McGowan is an American lyric tenor celebrated for his “dignified” stage presence, “sweet phrases,” and “lively gusto.”
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​Timothy has credits ranging from traditional opera, and sacred music to contemporary works, and American Musical Theatre. He has had the opportunity to perform with a variety of esteemed festivals and organizations, including the San Diego Symphony, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, The Ohio Light Opera, Boston University Opera Institute, Odyssey Opera, Stony Brook Opera, Opera on the Rocks, Transgressive Theatre-Opera, The Palace Theatre in New Hampshire, and Seagle Festival, among others.
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Timothy looks forward to several upcoming projects. In September, he performed at the Staller Center for the Arts (NY) in the premiere of Act I, Scene i from Kyle Krause's Time Machine. Following this, he joined the San Diego Symphony as a Symphony Festival Chorister for Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in c minor, Resurrection. In November, he is set to return to the Staller Center for a role debut with Stony Brook Opera as Le Docteur in Bizet's Le docteur Miracle.
In the 2023-2024 season, Timothy made his Stony Brook Opera debut as Tempo Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, and reprised the roles of Don Basilio & Don Curzio in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. He was also the tenor soloist in various concert performances of masterworks, and presented a solo recital featuring the works of Beethoven, Tosti, Poulenc, Handel and Barber.
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"William [was] given life by the dignified Timothy McGowan"
-COOL Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
In the summers of 2022 and 2023, Timothy performed with Utah Festival Opera, portraying roles such as Frank and George (cover) in Rorem's Our Town, Erster Brabantischer Elder in Wagner's Lohengrin, as well as the First Priest and Tamino (cover) in The Magic Flute. He also covered the titular role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat while making his company debut as Dan. Timothy's professional debut was with The Ohio Light Opera Company in 2018, where his "estimable talents" were lauded as "more than memorable..." by The Daily Record.
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​Some of Timothy's most cherished stage roles are Albert Herring in Britten’s Albert Herring, the Unnamed Tenor in Hydrogen Jukebox by Philip Glass, and Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni.
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In addition to his stage roles, Timothy has served as a voice faculty member at several esteemed institutions such as Millikin University, Capital University, and Eastern Illinois University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Vocal Performance with full funding at SUNY Stony Brook, under the tutelage of Daniel Beckwith, Jeremy Little and Brenda Harris.
