Anthony Dean Griffey (b. 1970, High Point, North Carolina) is an American operatic tenor. With his lyric tenor voice, Griffey has become a regular presence on the stages of opera houses around the world. [1] He sings a wide repertoire and much of his career has been spent within operas outside the standard repertory, often singing in 20th century operas. In 2008 he sang the title role in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. That same year he sang Jimmy Mahoney in Kurt Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny with the Los Angeles Opera.[2] This production was recorded on DVD, and subsequently won the 2009 Grammy Awards for "Best Classical Album" and "Best Opera Recording."[3] Griffey, who graduated from Wingate University, the Eastman School of Music, and the Juilliard School in New York, has won four Grammy Awards,[1] and is Professor of the Practice at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] Griffey was honored as an inductee into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]