Robert Harrelson is a bass-baritone originally from Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He studied voice at Indiana University with Giorgio Tozzi and Roy Samuelsen, and recently received his DMA from the University of Georgia, where studied with Frederick Burchinal. During his 20-year career with the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants in Washington, D.C., Robert performed for five U.S. presidents, as well as numerous U.S. and international political, diplomatic, and military leaders. His hundreds of performances across the U.S. have been seen and heard by millions around the world in person, on television, and via the internet.

Recent opera roles performed include Escamillo, Méphistophélès, Rocco, Il Commendatore, and the Physician (Opera Carolina’s Macbeth). Recent solo oratorio engagements include Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor (both with the Richmond Symphony), Beethoven’s Mass in C and Ninth Symphony, and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass.