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Timothy McGowan is an American lyric tenor celebrated for his “dignified” stage presence, “sweet phrases,” and “lively gusto.”
Timothy has performed with prestigious festivals and organizations such as the San Diego Symphony, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, The Ohio Light Opera, Odyssey Opera, and the Boston University Opera Institute, among others.
Exciting projects await Timothy in the spring of 2025, including performances with Stony Brook Opera in selections from Don Giovanni and L'incoronazione di Poppea, as well as a role debut as Tiberge in Massenet's Le Portrait de Manon at the Staller Center for the Arts (NY). He is also set to complete coursework for his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance in May.
This summer, he will return to The Ohio Light Opera as a Principal Artist, portraying Enoch Snow in Carousel, Charlie Dalrymple in Brigadoon, and Rollo Metcalf in Tip-Toes.
Reflecting on the 2024 season, in September, Timothy performed the Time Traveler's aria in the premiere of Act I, Scene i from Kyle Krause's Time Machine at the Staller Center for the Arts (NY), and later joined the San Diego Symphony as a Symphony Festival Chorister for Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection. In November, he debuted as Le Docteur in Bizet's Le Docteur Miracle at the Staller Center. In December, he performed as a soloist with the Rites of Spring Music Festival.
During the 2023-2024 season, Timothy made his Stony Brook Opera debut in Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno and reprised the roles of Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
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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.
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.
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.
"William [was] given life by the dignified Timothy McGowan"
-COOL Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
