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"One of the most eloquently communicative tenors on the scene today"
-THE BALTIMORE SUN
NICK OPENS ART SONG CHICAGO’S 16th SEASON WITH 2026 COLLABORATIVE WORKS FESTIVAL
…In a program this varied, standout moments are hard to rank, but the afternoon ultimately hung on Fung’s Lamenting Earth… Phan; his lucid, wide-ranging singing kept the words at the center even when the instrumental writing surged. Lamenting Earth is a bold work that deserves many more hearings…” – Third Coast Review
WFMT – LISTENING TO SINGERS: ART SONG CHICAGO WITH NICHOLAS PHAN
Grammy-winning tenor Nicholas Phan joins WFMT to preview the 2026 Collaborative Works Festival (September 23–26), an annual celebration of art song performance explored through one topic, theme, or idea. This year’s festival programs chart a progression: from communion with nature, to contemplation of its power, to a reckoning with our impact upon it.
CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH AMERICA REVIEWS 2025 COLLABORATIVE WORKS FEST
“…Phan was the program’s anchor, shining each time he took the stage. Even some of the greatest opera singers have had limited success in the art-song repertoire…To be successful, a singer does not so much perform art songs as enter into and inhabit these miniature worlds, serving more as a musical storyteller than an actor. Phan is the epitome of such an interpreter…”
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