Minnesota native Erik Nordstrom begins the 2023/24 season with a return to Cincinnati to appear as Tarquinius in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia conducted by Buddy Langley. In January, Nordstrom will join Kentucky Opera’s Sandford Studio Artist Program to make his house debut as Samuel in Pirates of Penzance, followed by a return to CCM to sing Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen. In The summer of 2024, Erik debuts with Wolf Trap Opera covering Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Followed by a house debut with Pittsburgh Opera to sing Sciarrone in their production of Tosca.

Commended for his “indelible and fine-honed baritone,” Nordstrom has garnered success in multiple competitions, including both an encouragement award and a district win and from the Metropolitan Opera Dominique and Eric Laffont competition, as well as first place in CCM’s Corbett Competition. Other career highlights include regular performances with the Cincinnati Song Initiative, Hawkins Fuller in CCM's production of Fellow Travelers directed by Greg Eldridge and Darya Zholnerova, and Marullo in Central City Opera’s Rigoletto directed by Jose Maria Condemi.

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