Praised for his “musically deployed light tenor voice,” (Opera News), “strong comic singing,” (Boston Globe) “clarion tone,” and “glowing intensity,” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), tenor Gregory Zavracky is a frequent performer on opera, concert and recital stages.
He has recently sung Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène with Odyssey Opera, Handel’s Messiah with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Matt Aucoin’s Crossing with the American Repertory Theater, Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville with Townsend Opera, Britten’s Les Illuminations with the Aurea Ensemble, Tamino in Boston Lyric Opera’s family production of The Magic Flute, Purcell’s Tempest with the Henry Purcell Society of Boston, Monteverdi’s Vespers with the Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with Back Bay Chorale, Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost with Opera Saratoga, Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Opera in the Heights, Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte with Cape Cod Opera, and Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattress with Chautauqua Opera
Before joining the voice faculty at Boston Conservatory in 2024 as an assistant professor of music, he taught at the University of Connecticut, Brown University, and Eastern Connecticut State University. A board member and American art song editor for the website, SongHelix, he has published articles in the Journal of Singing on Libby Larsen, Tom Cipullo, Harry T. Burleigh, John Musto and Rebecca Clarke. His latest article on Margaret Bonds’ Four Songs will be published in the January/February Journal of Singing.
Gregory received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from Boston University. Previous degrees include a Bachelor of Arts in music from Emory University, followed by two Master of Music degrees from New England Conservatory in voice performance and opera studies as a student of Edward Zambara. As a composer, he has received commissions and awards for his music, which may be heard on his Soundcloud page: soundcloud.com/greg-zavracky/sets. An album of his art songs will be released by Navona Records in 2025.