Marcus King Baritone
"...the impressive baritone worthy of the moment..."
- Daily Memphian
Marcus King Baritone
"...the impressive baritone worthy of the moment..."
- Daily Memphian
My Mission
For most, occupation and vocation are not one in the same. As a singer, I'm privileged to say they are.
As a child, I didn't know I had a voice both literally and figuratively. Singing changed that for me.
Music is a communal experience. Whether it be on the opera stage, the concert hall or a religious setting, I want my voice to inspire and speak to your voice. That is my mission. That is my purpose.
-Marcus
Biography
Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Marcus King graduated The University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education, and a master’s in vocal performance. In 2013, he made his European debut in Norfolk, England as Demetrius in the Yorke Trust Opera production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2014 he rejoined the company as Ubalde in Gluck’s Armide. In December of 2014, he traveled to Japan as a soloist for the New York based professional touring group The Glory Gospel Singers.
He has been a young artist for the Utah Festival Opera as well as The Charlottesville Opera, formerly known as Ash Lawn Opera. For the Utah Festival, he was engaged for the roles of Jake in Porgy and Bess and Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime. For Charlottesville Opera, he played the role Monterone in Verdi’s Rigoletto. For Opera Memphis, he has had many roles such as Mr. Gobineau in the Medium, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Vernon in Blue Viola, Samuel in Pirates of Penzance, Joe Harland in Later the Same Evening and Angelotti in Tosca. In 2018, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Lyric Opera singing the role of Zurga. In 2019, he was a part of an opera co-commissioned by Opera Memphis and The United States Department of Defense called The Falling and The Rising, playing the role of the Homecoming Soldier.
In 2021, he returned to Opera America’s Sorca Hall making his New York recital debut in the world premiere of Sohrab and Rustom. For 2022, he made his debut with Art Song Colorado as one of the Voices of the Diaspora, a concert featuring the works of Leslie Adams, George Walker and Andre Myers. He also made his debut with Lighthouse Opera of New York’s reading of Twice Upon a Birthday playing the character of Metamorphos.
This year he returned to Carnegie Hall in the reading of 9131: A Sing Sing Opera. He also made his debut with Opera Theatre of The Rockies, Colorado as Derrick Wheatt in Blind Injustice. His latest engagement was as a Lakes Area Music Festival Vocal Fellow in Brainerd, Minnesota. He is currently an adjunct voice professor for Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Past Performances
Blind Injustice
Opera Theatre of the Rockies
Video
The Homecoming Soldier Scene
From "The Falling and The Rising"
-Opera Memphis-
H. Leslie Adams Dunbar Songs
Voices of the Diaspora
-Art Song Colorado and Chamber Orchestra of the Springs-
Calendar
2024-2025 Season
Soloist-Rappahannock County/
2024 Studio Artist
Opera Maine
Summer 2024
El Doncairo/ Morales-Carmen
Opera Memphis
Jan 2025
Mercury- La Calisto
Opera Memphis
May 2025
Contact Me
Contact Me
mking84@marcusbaritone.com
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