Baritone Rob McGinness has been praised by the Baltimore Sun for his “impressive singing … well-supported tone and supple phrasing.” This season Rob is looking forward to his Kennedy Center solo debut with The Washington Chorus. His season will also include performances with New York’s PROTOTYPE Festival, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and Washington National Opera. Often featured portraying opera’s “bad boy,” Rob’s credits include title roles in Eugene Onegin and Don Giovanni, as well as Marcello in La Bohème. As a featured soloist, Rob has performed Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, the Duruflé Requiem with the Peabody Symphony, and the Brahms Requiem with Portsmouth Pro Musica. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Peabody Institute and won numerous awards and competitions, including first place in the Sylvia Greene Vocal Competition, second place in the Piccola Opera Competition, and finalist in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition.