American tenor Allan Glassman made his Company debut as Gregory in the 1989 production of Boris Godunov, returned to sing Prince Shuisky in Boris Godunov and was seen last season as Herod in Salome. A frequent singer at the Metropolitan Opera, recent acclaimed roles there include Herod, Red Whiskers in Billy Budd, Missail in Boris Godunov and The Hunchback in Die Frau Ohne Schatten, among many others. He’s also frequently seen at New York City Opera where he has performed the title role of The Tales of Hoffmann, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don José in Carmen and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. Recent engagements include The Witch in Hansel and Gretel with Portland Opera, the title role of Otello with the Opera Company of Philadelphia as well as at Arizona Opera, where he also recently sang Canio in I Pagliacci. Other notable appearances include Herod at The Dallas Opera, Otello at Palm Beach and The Dallas Opera and Erik in The Flying Dutchman with Syracuse Opera. Recent international successes include Manrico in Il trovatore with Deutsche Oper Berlin and Samson in Samson and Delilah at the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv.