Renowned baritone Robert Honeysucker performs at Salem State on March 22

Baritone Robert Honeysucker will present a solo recital in the Salem State University Recital Hall on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Honeysucker is recognized internationally for his brilliant opera, oratorio and recital performances. His voice has inspired critical acclaim: "powerful, passionate and plaintive...a voice that possesses great richness and warmth." Honored as 1995 "Musician of the Year" by the Boston Globe critic Richard Dyer, Mr. Honeysucker has also been a winner of the National Opera Association Artists Competition and a recipient of the New England Opera Club’s Jacopo Peri Award.

Mr. Honeysucker has performed some of the most notable roles in the opera repertoire including: Don Giovanni, Figaro, Iago, Rigoletto, Sharpless and Porgy. He has performed in venues from Massachusetts to New Zealand. He is a frequent guest soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras throughout the United States. He is a member of the voice faculties of The Boston Conservatory and The Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Mr. Honeysucker’s Salem State recital will include works by Handel, Duparc, Franck, Schubert and contemporary arrangements of African American Spirituals. He will be accompanied by pianist Norika Yasuda . Ticket prices are: $15 general/$10 non-Salem State students and seniors. To purchase tickets visit: www.salemstatetickets.com or call 978.542.6365. The Recital Hall is located on Salem State University’s Central Campus, 71 Loring Avenue.

This concert is presented by Salem State University’s music and dance department and the Center for Creative and Performing Arts (salemstate.edu/arts). For more information about Salem State’s music and dance deparment visit http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/286.php