David Kravitz

Hailed as “a charismatic baritone” by the New York Times, “magnificently stentorian and resonant” by Opera News, and “a first-rate actor” by Opera Magazine in the U.K., David Kravitz has made an impact on concert and operatic stages alike.

Kravitz’s 2023-24 season began with a return to the Defiant Requiem Foundation in recital, singing a world premiere of Jewish-American composer Gerald Cohen’s new song cycle. He continued his frequent collaboration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as he made his role debut as the Millhand in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mstensk in Boston and at Carnegie Hall.  

Kravitz has also appeared with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Pioneer Valley Symphony for Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, and the Jacksonville Symphony as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah. Spring 2021 saw his return to Boston Baroque as Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

Kravitz’s other career highlights include the lead role of Davis Miller in the world premiere of Approaching Ali at Washington National Opera, Captain Balstrode in Peter Grimes at Chautauqua Opera, Scarpia in Tosca at Skylight Music Theatre, the Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen at Opera Santa Barbara, Don Pizarro in Fidelio at Grand Harmonie, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola at Opera Saratoga, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at the Charlottesville Opera, Abraham in Clemency at Boston Lyric Opera, Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby with Emmanuel Music, and the title role in Wozzeck with New England Philharmonic. He recently created the lead role of De Sade in Nicola Moro’s Love Hurts at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, Italy, and at Symphony Space in New York. His many concert appearances include with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Emmanuel Music, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Boston Baroque.