About
Acknowledged for his “vocal allure” and “fiery declamation” (San Diego Story), Eric Laine, tenor, has earned recognition as an innovative artist both on stage and in recital. Recently, he made his European debut as Il Podestà in La finata giardiniera with the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, a role he later reprised with Opera Neo in San Diego, CA. On the operatic stage, Eric has sung Joante in the American premiere of Apollo y Dafne, Alfred and Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus, Jay in The Stranger’s Tale, Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Vašek in The Bartered Bride, Henrik in A Little Night Music, the title role in Albert Herring, Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Tantale in La descente d’Orphée aux enfers, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Noël in Le testament de la tante Caroline, Apollo in the American premiere of Coronide, and Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw, appearing with companies such as Orchestra of New Spain, First Coast Opera, Moores Opera Center, American Baroque Opera Co., Opera in the Heights, and Red River Lyric Opera, among others. During the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, Eric was a regular ensemble member with Houston Grand Opera.
As a concert soloist, Eric has been featured in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Messiah, Alexander’s Feast, Missa in Angustiis, Membra Jesu nostri, Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi, Bruckner’s Te Deum, Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G Major, Pergolesi’s Miserere, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Esmail’s This Love Between Us, and many cantatas by J.S. Bach, having sung with Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Choral Society of Greensboro, Harmonia Stellarum Houston, Charlotte Music Club, Symphony of the Hills, Music by Women Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, Heart of the Triangle Choral Society, Houston Symphony, Raleigh Camerata, Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, Winston-Salem Mozart Club, Houston Masterworks Chorus, and Tyler Civic Chorale. An avid promoter of art song, Eric frequently creates themed programs that pair chamber music with visual art, performing with organizations such as Cincinnati Song Initiative and Toronto Summer Music.
Eric received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance and pedagogy from the University of Houston Moores School of Music. Additionally, he holds a Master of Music in vocal performance from the University of North Texas and earned a Bachelor of Music in music education from UH, with a dual focus in voice and classical saxophone. A trained vocologist through the Utah Center for Vocology in Salt Lake City, UT, Eric studied under the tutelage of Dr. Ingo Titze and Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott. He is a published author in the Journal of Singing, and his research interests include Latin American art song repertoire, vocal agility, and the intersection of exercise science and vocal pedagogy. Eric currently serves on the voice faculty of Texas Christian University as Assistant Professor of Voice.
