Glenn Seven Allen

Glenn Seven Allen is an American actor and operatic tenor. He performs on Broadway, off-Broadway, and at notable opera venues throughout the United States.[1] In addition to his performing career, Allen currently serves on the Acting Faculty at the Yale School of Drama.[1]

Glenn Seven Allen
Born
Atlanta, Georgia
OccupationActor, opera singer (tenor)
Years active2000s–present
Websitewww.glennsevenallen.com

Career

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Allen made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical The Light in the Piazza after originating the role of Giuseppe in the first professional productions of the show opposite Kelli O'Hara at both the Intiman Theatre Festival in Seattle and Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[2] He has performed roles at Tony Award winning theaters, including Old Globe Theatre, Arena Stage, Goodspeed Musicals, Goodman Theatre, Intiman Theatre Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Lincoln Center Theater.[1][3]

Allen has performed operatic roles at New York City Opera, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Symphony Space, and Lincoln Center/Rose Hall. In 2017 he sang the role of The Faun in Respighi's La campana sommersa with New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, the city's first production of the opera since 1929.[4][5]

Allen is a graduate of the Musical Theater Department of the University of Michigan[6] and the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington.[7] He has been a member of the faculty at Yale University since 2014.

Discography
Year Album Conductor, ensemble Label
2005 Adam Guettel: The Light in the Piazza (Musical)[8] Ted Sperling Nonesuch Records
2014 Victor Herbert: Orange Blossoms[9] Evans Haile, Light Opera of New York Albany Records
2015 Paul Hindemith: The Long Christmas Dinner[10] Leon Botstein, American Symphony Orchestra Bridge Records

Notes
  1. Profile, Yale School of Drama
  2. Rock River Times, July 1, 1993
  3. BWW News Desk (2007-06-13). "Glenn Seven Allen to be Featured in Godspeed's 1776". Broadway World. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. Russell Platt (2017-04-03). "Not Heard in New York Since 1929: Respighi's La campana sommersa". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  5. Anthony Tommasini (2017-04-02). "Review: Diving Into the Lake for a Respighi Rarity at City Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  6. University of Michigan Alumni Notes
  7. Lauren Gibbons. "Glenn Seven Allen Brings Broadway To Mackinac with WWII Songbook". Mackinac Island News. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  8. "The Light in the Piazza". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. "Herbert: Orange Blossoms". Opera News. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. "Hindemith: The Long Christmas Dinner". Opera News. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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