David Gordon (tenor)

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David Gordon, an internationally renowned concert and opera tenor, was born in Doylestown Pennsylvania (USA) on December 7, 1947. Trained at McGill University, the College of Wooster, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, he has appeared as soloist with orchestras and operas worldwide.

Gordon excels in music of the 18th century and has been called "one of the world's great Bach tenors." (Chicago Tribune)

Gordon is currently on the staff of the Carmel Bach Festival in California. Aside from his international vocal career, he is widely respected as a teacher of Baroque vocal styles and is also a leading innovator in the creation of English supertitles for the great choral masterworks of Bach and Handel.