Dominic Armstrong is a tenor on the rise.  A graduate of both The Curtis Institute and The Juilliard School, Mr. Armstrong has performed a vast range of operas in many styles.  From the early music of Cavalli, to the contemporary works of Argento, to the standards of Mozart, Donizetti, and Puccini, and even the musical theatre of Bernstein and Loesser, Dominic has  continued to successfully prove his vocal versatility.  Mr. Armstrong has performed with The Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera

The Reviews Are IN! Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria "Dominic Armstrong was a vocally strong, passionate Ulysses." - Mark J. Estren, Washington Post "The enormous cast had no weak links...Dominic Armstrong showed a more heroic side to his voice..." -Charles T. Downey, Ionarts "In the central role of Ulysses, tenor Dominic Armstrong, fresh from his recent triumph as Macheath in the Castleton Festival's "The Beggar's Opera," displayed his mastery of an entirely different era's music.  With a voice of great purity and expressiveness, his interpretation of a humbled Ulysses provided this somewhat unwieldy story with a strong central pillar" -T.L. Ponick, Washington Times "In the title role of the Trojan War hero trying to return home, tenor Dominic Armstrong left a sizable mark.  His phrasing invariably burned with import, so that every word communicated, and his solid tone rang out handsomely." -Tim Smith, Clef Notes, Baltimore Sun

Theatre St. Louis, Lorin Maazel's Castleton Festival, and The Wolf Trap Opera as a member   of the Filene Young Artists. He has also been seen in concert with the Kansas City Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chautauqua Youth Orchestra, the Curtis Orchestra, the University of Missouri Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, as a Grand Finalist in the 2008 National Council Auditions.

As comfortable in art song as he is in opera, Mr. Armstrong has performed many recitals in a variety of venues, including as a member of the Steans Institute with the Ravinia Festival, and as a guest recitalist for Opera Theatre of St. Louis, NATS Midwest Region, and the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he also recently appeared in recital with pianist Steven Blier.  He has also appeared in art song masterclasses with tenor Matthew Polenzani, director Frank Corsaro (as a participant in Marilyn Horne's The Song Continues... series) and recently participated in a masterclass series with baritone Roberto de Candia in Treviso, Italy. 

In addition to being named a Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mr. Armstrong has also won prizes from The Sullivan Foundation, the Opera Index Competition, George London Scholarship Competition, the SAI Vocal Competition, NATS Regional and District Competitons, and was the first two-time winner of Truman State University's Gold Medal Aria Competition. Most recently, Mr. Armstrong won first prize in the Liederkranz Art Song Division, and the William Boldyga & Betty Myers Incentive Award in the Annapolis Opera Competition.

In the 2009 season, Mr. Armstrong made his debut with Chicago Opera Theatre as Tito in La Clemenza di Tito with Diane Paulus conducting and Christopher Alden directing, followed by a return to both Castleton and Wolf Trap, where he is reprising Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, and portraying Ulisse in Claudio Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria.

"Dominic Armstrong...seemed a real Verdi tenor in the making..." Anthony Tommasini, New York Times