Cameo Humes

Hailed by critics for possessing a “compelling lyric tenor that pulses with the perennially

conflicted feelings of the character” [Opera News] and a “sonorous, dark-hued timbre which

vividly projected the complicated nature of the drama” [theWholeNote], CAMEO HUMES is

quickly becoming one of the most sought-after tenors in operatic and concert repertoire. He has

performed with Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Richmond Symphony, Fort Wayne

Philharmonic, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, SANAA Opera Project, and the

Orchestra Sinfonica dell’International Chamber Ensemble in Italy. His most

recent engagements included a debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago in the role of Mano Alfaro

in Terrence Blanchard’s Champion as well as debuts with Lucerne Festival, Schleswig-Holstein

Musik Festival, and Teatro alla Scala in the roles of Peter, Crab man, Mingo and Robbins in Porgy and Bess. Other operatic credits include the title role in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Reverend Milton

Allison in the world premiere of Errollyn Wallen’s Quamino’s Map with Chicago Opera Theater,

Ottavio (Don Giovanni) with Operafestival di Roma, Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Gastone

(La Traviata), Prunier (La Rondine), Peter (Porgy and Bess) with Lyric Opera of Chicago

(cover), Dayton Opera and Skylight Music Theatre of Milwaukee, Crab man (Porgy and Bess)

with The Princeton Festival, Nelson (Porgy and Bess) with Cincinnati Opera, and Ensemble

(Show Boat) with Houston Grand Opera. He has recorded the lead role in Richard Thompson’s

The Mask in the Mirror—a modern opera based on the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar—with

Navona Records which was reviewed by Opera News and selected as Critic’s Choice.

A lover and avid performer of the Negro spiritual, Cameo has toured Spain, France and Ireland with the world renown American Spiritual Ensemble. He is also a full-time member of the chorus at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.