Tenor Charles M. Anderson has sung a variety of roles in opera, most notably Rodolfo in La Bohème, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, and The Witch in Hansel & Gretel. He has also appeared in several musical theater roles. Highlights include Jinx in Forever Plaid and Booker T. Washington in Ragtime. In concert, he has been featured as the tenor soloist for the Shoals Symphony Orchestra’s performances of Bach’s Magnificat and Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio. During his undergraduate years at The University of North Alabama, Charles studied with Dr. Gretchen Windt and Dr. Terrance Brown. Throughout his career, he has appeared in productions of Oklahoma, Into the Woods, Cendrillon, South Pacific, Orfeo ed Euridice, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Songs for a New World, Guys & Dolls, The Face on the Barroom Floor, A Hand of Bridge, Camelot, Rent, Cavalleria Rusticana, West Side Story, The Little Prince, L’Elisir d’Amore, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Charles made his semi-professional debut with Mobile Opera in the production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore. This was followed by a second appearance in their production of Giordano’s Andrea Chénier. In 2010, he was part of the inaugural Young Artists with The Druid City Opera Workshop at The University of Alabama. In 2013, he spent the summer in Michigan at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp where he performed Haydn’s Die Shöpfung. In 2016, he returned to Blue Lake to work alongside the talented faculty and staff.

The 2017-2018 season was quite exciting. Mr. Anderson spent the summer working with Des Moines Metro Opera Company during its 45th Anniversary season. There, he performed in Turandot and Billy Budd.

In the spring of 2021, he made his debut with Opera Huntsville and recorded an original one-man opera entitled “The Call” by composer Jeremy Smith. Charles spent the summer singing the role of Aufidio in Mozart’s Lucio Silla with Chicago Summer Opera. This past December, he appeared as King Kaspar in Music On Site’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Last spring, Charles made his debut with the Nashville Opera chorus in their production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, sang the role of Donald in Moore’s Gallantry, and returned to Chicago Summer Opera to perform the role of Monostatos. Charles has been very active this year. He began studying with Dr. Chuck Chandler. In concert, he lent his voice in ensembles for both Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Mozart’s Requiem. He was a guest artist at North Park University and performed the role of The Priest in Myers’ Buried Alive. Charles appeared in The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s premiere production of The Factotum. This summer, he will perform the roles of Don Curzio and Le Remendado with Chicago Summer Opera. In the fall, Mr. Anderson will travel to Germany for his international debut at The Hessisches Staatstheater-Wiesbaden.