Eric McConnell

Spring 2022, Tyler Young Artist Program

Denver native Eric J. McConnell joins OOTJ after his second season as a Herndon Foundation Emerging Artist with Virginia Opera, performing as Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, Colline in La bohème, and Donner in Das Rheingold. Other roles include Figaro/Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), Sodbuster (Proving Up), Bartolo/Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Sam (Trouble in Tahiti), Olin Blitch (Susannah), Dr. Grenvil (La traviata), and Sacristan/Angelotti (Tosca). McConnell has trained as a young artist with Virginia Opera, Opera Colorado, Central City Opera, Opera Saratoga, the Aspen Opera Center, and Seagle Music Colony, and holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Miami.