Blake Davidson

“Blake Davidson stood out from the pack with a ringing, glorious baritone. He displayed exceptional power even in his highest notes and a consistently gorgeous tone.” – Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star Telegram

At the peak of an extraordinary career, Blake Davidson reigns as one of the kings of the bass-baritone operatic and concert repertoire. With an astounding range, he commands an impressive collection of musical works encompassing virtually every musical style. His versatility, combined with his exceptional musicianship, elegant stage presence, and uncommon dramatical abilities enable him to pursue a broad spectrum of singing roles.

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Blake Davidson

214-686-4166

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Bio

Dallas, TX native Blake Davidson is an award-winning singer who has performed all over the world, and whose range of experience includes opera, symphony, and musical theatre.  He received his vocal training at The University of North Texas and has been presented in solo concerts at NYU, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Tokyo Opera House.

Mr. Davidson has sung with the Anchorage Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Symphony (on whose Christmas CD he is the featured soloist), the Fort Worth Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra. Performances outside the US include New Zealand’s Auckland Philharmonia and the Filharmonico de Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico). Early in his career he was seen off-Broadway at 2nd Stage, and as the ringmaster for the Shrine circus.

Davidson’s awards and nominations include the American Repertoire Award at the Bellini Competition in Sicily, and a Best Actor in a Musical  nomination for the prestigious Leon Rabin Award for his portrayal of Fred/Petruchio in “Kiss Me, Kate”.  He is in demand as soloist and recording artist with many symphonies, most recently the Dallas Symphony “Christmas at the Superpops” concert, and a Beethoven 9th Symphony  with the Corpus Christi Symphony. In December 2019 he was the featured soloist with the San Angelo Symphony in their “Home for the Holidays” Christmas concert, and in July of 2021 he soloed with the Corpus Christi Symphony in their ‘Christmas in July’ concert.

Mr. Davidson is a producer of, and performer in, the national touring shows “The 3 Redneck Tenors” and “The Tenors of Comedy”, the latter of which was recently featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Schedule

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

2022 Tour Dates (with The 3 Redneck Tenors)

September 29th – Bainbridge, GA – ABAC PAC
October 1st – Alma, AR
October 21st – South Boston, VA – The Prizery
October 23rd – Fredericksburg, TX – The Rockbox Theater
November 5th – Newton, NC – Newton Performing Arts Center
November 10th – Newberry, SC – Newberry Opera House
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
November 12th – Pigeon Forge, TN
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
November 13th – Toccoa, GA – The Ritz Theatre
November 26th – Bangor, Maine
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 2nd – Amarillo, TX – The Globe-News Center
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 3rd – Artesia, NM – Ocotillo PAC
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 8th – New Braunfels, TX – The Brauntex Theater
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 9th – Arlington, TX – Arlington Music Hall
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 10th – Joplin, MO – The Roxy Event Center
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 12th – Gainesville, GA – Gladys Wyant Performing Arts Pavilion
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 13th – Marietta, GA – The Strand Theatre
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 14th – Glen Allen, VA – The Cultural Arts Center
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 16th – Grand Rapids, MI
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 17th – Lapeer, MI
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 19th, 20th, & 21st – Ivins, UT – The Kayenta Center for the Arts
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 22nd – Star Valley, WY
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)
December 23rd – Gillette, WY – CAM -PLEX Heritage Center Theater
(CHRISTMAS SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR!)

2023 Tour Dates

May 27th – Baytown, TX

Acclaim

The Dallas Morning News
Feel the Rhythm!, Voices Intimae
“Blake Davidson’s outgoing manner was allied to an attractively brassy baritone.”
– Scott Cantrell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

The Dallas Morning News
H.M.S. Pinafore (Bill Bobstay), The Living Opera
“Actually, the Living Opera has a fine bunch of singers. Blake Davidson’s Bill Bobstay is a standout, with a particularly powerful and well-formed voice.”
– Scott Cantrell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

The Dallas Morning News
Man of La Mancha (The Duke/Dr. Carrasco), Casa Manana
“Blake Davidson as the doctor . . . provides some of the show’s best singing.”
– Lawson Taitte, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Dallas Observer
Evita (Juan Peron), Lyric Stage
“Davidson’s lush voice and sharp acting skills made his performance bounce.”
– Elaine Liner, THE DALLAS OBSERVER

International Composer
Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall) concert
“The marvelous American baritone Blake Davidson gave his wonderful stage presence and rich, house-filling voice to Rogers & Hammerstein’s “Soliloquy” from Carousel. He is a splendid performer who brings a great dignity and maturity that goes beyond his still relatively few years. As he grows as an artist, I will not be at all surprised to see him join the ranks of such great singers as Thomas Hampson or William Sharp.”
– Jeffrey James, Editor, INTERNATIONAL COMPOSER

New Zealand Herald
Pagliacci (Tonio), Auckland Philharmonia
Auckland, NZ

“The two Americans impressed . . . Blake Davidson, as Tonio, putting the Prologue across with the same pizzazz that one might expect from a baritone who has Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Soliloquy’ under his belt.”
– William Dart, THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

St Petersburg Times
Rodgers and Hammerstein Tribute, The Florida Orchestra
Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, FL

“Davidson . . . has a tour de force in ‘Soliloquy.'”
– John Fleming, ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

Fort Worth Star
The Best of Broadway, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Forth Worth, Texas

“Davidson just about brought the house down with ‘Ol’ Man River’.”
– Punch Shaw, FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM

The Dallas Morning News
Tribute to Richard Rodgers, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas, Texas

“Mr. Davidson would probably win the Mr. Personality award, his ‘Soliloquy’ from Carousel glowed with life.”
– Olin Chislm, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Fort Worth Star
Broadway!, Dallas Symphony Pops
Dallas, Texas

“Blake Davidson stood out from the pack with a ringing, glorious baritone. He displayed exceptional power even in his highest notes and a consistently gorgeous tone.”
– Punch Shaw, FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM

The Dallas Morning News
“Dallas Christmas Gala” CD recording
Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

“The high points . . . are Blake Davidson’s solos, his baritone as warm and rich as plum pudding.”
– Scott Cantrell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS