Tenor Conlan Gassi is quickly becoming recognized as a gifted performer on the concert and operatic stage. A graduate of the Masters of Music Program at Western University, Conlan made his operatic debut in 2010 in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In May 2010, he worked with Orchestra London in Handel’s
Giulio Cesare. The following month, Conlan made his international debut as the title character in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, in Sulmona, Italy.
Conlan spent many summers abroad, performing roles including Masetto in Don Giovanni, Belcore in L’elisir d’Amore, Sid in Albert Herring, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Escamillo in Carmen, Marcello in La Bohème, and the title role in Gianni Schicchi. Conlan has been an active performer in southern Ontario, performing the roles of Ferrando in Così fan Tutte, Tamino in The Magic Flute, and Fritz in L’amico Fritz, all with Abridged Opera. He has also recently performed as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Opera by Request, Sam in Susannah with Peck Productions, and Johnathan Harker in the world premiere of Dracula with Vera Causa Opera. Music theatre engagements include Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden with London Community Players and Larry in Company with Music Theatre on the Thames.
Upcoming engagements include Basilio and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro with Southern Ontario Lyric Opera and The Cat and The Clock in L’enfant et les sortilèges with Vera Causa Opera.