Daveed Buzaglo is a versatile performer known for his "subtly inflected tenor phrasing" (Berkshire Eagle), spanning a wide range of musical styles, roles, and eras.

As a soloist, Daveed has debuted numerous roles in contemporary operas, including "Siavash" in Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s We the Innumerable, the "Decimista" in Alejandro Zuleta’s El Oratorio Panhispánico, and Dave Soldier’s Laudato Si. In 2023 Daveed was the soloist in Ofer Ben-Amot’s oratorio “Celestial Dialogues’ with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. He has also appeared as a soloist across the United States with companies including Des Moines Metro Opera, Tanglewood Music Center, Finger Lakes Opera, City Lyric Opera, the Center for Contemporary Opera, and Emmanuel Music.

In addition to his solo work, Daveed is an active choral and ensemble singer, performing at some of the nation’s top venues, such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Fischer Center, The Academy of Music in Philadelphia and Marian Anderson Hall. He is a current member of the New York Philharmonic Chorus, Music at the Co-Cathedral of Brooklyn, and the Bard Festival Chorus, and he frequently appears with St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York and Opera Philadelphia. Notable ensemble performances include the reopening of David Geffen Hall with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (featured on PBS’ Great Performances), Schönberg’s Gurre-Lieder with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Carmina Burana with Opera Philadelphia, and Mozart’s C Minor Mass with the Mostly Mozart Festival. Daveed is also a member of the choirs at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, and Shearith Israel.

Beyond his performing career, Daveed is a creative artist and producer. He recently collaborated with City Lyric Opera and Music at the Co-Cathedral to create and perform in a multimedia staging of Britten’s Five Canticles, blending dance, film, and theater. He also produced the short film The Ballad of Longwood Glen in collaboration with filmmaker Luke Beekman, featuring music by American composer Richard Wilson and poetry by Vladimir Nabokov.

Daveed holds degrees from Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin Conservatory, and Stony Brook University, where he served as Director of the Undergraduate Voice Department. A passionate educator, he currently serves as Discipline Coordinator for YoungArts’ Voice Department and has taught at the Brooklyn Music School and Bronx School for Music.

Britten’s Five Canticles

This past May Daveed produced, directed, and performed in a multimedia, multidisciplinary production of the "Five Canticles" by Benjamin Britten. This effort was done in collaboration with Music at Co-Cath in Brooklyn, and City Lyric Opera and included work by film maker Jean-Carlo Ramirez, choreographer Jamie Askey, projection design by Orsolya Szantho, and visual art created by Patty Smith and Alphonse van Woerkom.

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New York Philharmonic “March to Liberation”

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El Oratorio Panhispanico

Learn more about Daveed’s upcoming performance as the Decimista with the Music at Co-Cath’s world premiere of Alejandro Zuleta’s “El Oratorio Panhispanico” March 31 and April 1st..

The Ballad of Longwood Glen

Learn more about Daveed’s debut film based on the Richard Wilson song.