Tenor Gran Wilson, a native of Bessemer, Alabama, has distinguished himself as a leading interpreter of the “bel canto” repertoire through a career spanning thirteen countries on four continents and four decades.  He has appeared with the New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Australian Opera, Netherlands Opera, Oper Frankfurt, L’Opéra de Nice, and Belgium’s Vlaamse Oper to name but a few.  On the concert stage he has sung with the Boston Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Trondheim Symphony, and National Symphony.  He has been featured in the Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, Edinburgh Festival, and Spoletto Festival.  Mr. Wilson has recorded on the  Delos label, and can be seen on Kultur Video with Maestro Richard Bonynge in the Australian Opera’s renowned production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.  

Mr. Wilson was chosen to open seasons by Beverly Sills, Richard Bonynge, Teatro di San Carlo Lisboa, and chosen by American composer Ned Rorem to debut his Swords and Plowshares with the Boston Symphony.  Mr. Wilson has been a frequent performer on NPR, and seen on PBS in “Live From Lincoln Center.”  He has been seen on the CBS Morning Show, interviewed for PBS’s “All Things Considered” and seen on the American Armed Services Television Network worldwide.  He has been the subject of articles in Opera News, Classical Singer, Harper’s Bazaar, Reader’s Digest, and Opera Magazine.

Locally, Mr. Wilson has performed with the Baltimore Opera, Opera Vivente, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, And the Washington National Opera.  While maintaining a busy performing schedule, Mr. Wilson begins his tenth year on faculty this coming fall at both Towson University and the University of Maryland, College Park.

Office: CA 3095
Phone: 410-704-2839
email: gnWilson@towson.edu