Issachah Savage

ramatic tenor Issachah Savage is garnering acclaim as a “heldentenor par excellence” with “trumpet-like, clear, open-throated, powerful” singing (San Francisco Examiner). Praised for his “impressive natural instrument” (Opera News), Mr. Savage is the winner of the Seattle International Wagner Competition earning the main prize, audience favorite prize, orchestra favorite prize, and a special honor by Speight Jenkins.

In the 2018/2019 season, Mr. Savage sings the title role in Verdi’s Otello at Austin Lyric Opera as well as Manrico in Il trovatore at Seattle Opera . He makes his European debut as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse and Siegmund in Die Walküre with Opéra National de Bordeaux conducted by Paul Daniel. In concert, he sings Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Utah Symphony and sing Verdi’s Messa da requiem with the Melbourne Symphony in Australia. He will also make Omaha Symphony debut in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and his Chicago Symphony debut with Riccardo Muti as the Messenger in concert performances of Aida.