My background
Reviewed in the Huffington Post as a “breakout star” and “powerhouse lyric tenor”, Dominick Chenes’ engagements in 2024-25 include his house debut as Pollione for Oper Leipzig, Cavaradossi with the New Orleans Opera, Turiddu with Opera Orlando, Erik in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Hollander with Oper im Steinbruch, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Greenhorn in Moby Dick (cover). Future engagements include a return to Lyric Opera of Chicago as Giasone in Medea (cover). In the 2023-24 season he performed Pinkerton in Boston Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly, Pollione in Norma with the Boston Youth Symphony, the title role of Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann for Palm Beach Opera, and Nicias in Thaïs for Utah Opera.
Dominick’s other recent engagements include Cavaradossi in Tosca for the Metropolitan Opera (cover), his role debut as Canio in I Pagliacci for the Sacramento Philharmonic, a return to Seattle Opera for Alfredo in La Traviata, a return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for the title role of Don Carlos (cover), Pollione in Norma for Musica Viva Hong Kong, the Verdi Requiem for the Reading Symphony, and Don José in Carmen for Palm Beach Opera.
Dominick has performed Pinkerton for Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège,Seattle Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago (cover), Alfredo for Tokyo New National Theatre, and the Pa Skaret Opera Festival in Sweden, Cavaradossi for Seattle Opera, Reading Symphony, Minnesota Opera, San Francisco Opera (cover) and Lyric Opera of Chicago (cover), Don Jose for Utah Opera, and Las Vegas Opera, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana for New Orleans Opera, Carlo in I Masnadieri conducted by Maestro Roberto Abbado for the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Adoniran in La Reine de Saba with Odyssey Opera, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Mascherawith Austin Lyric Opera, debuted Grand Theatre de Genevre as Iopas in Les Troyens with Maestro Dutoit, and Rodolfo in La Boheme with Opera Colorado, Musica Viva Hong Kong, and the Welsh National Opera.
A graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts, at AVA Dominick performed Rodolfo in La Bohème conducted by Christofer Macatsoris. Other roles at AVA include Alfredo in La Traviata, Gherman in Pique Dame, and Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera. In 2016, Dominick made his Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium debut as the Tenor Soloist in Beethoven's Mass in C. Dominick made his Alice Tully hall debut with the Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation as well as a concert for the Gerda Lissner Foundation in Zankel Hall In 2013.
Dominick attended the Russian Opera Workshop under the direction of Ghenady Meirson, where sang the role of Paolo in Francesca di Rimini, summer of 2013. Dominick received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At UNLV, he performed Don José in Carmen, Ferrando in Cosí Fan Tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and Rodolfo in La Bohème. While an apprentice with the Utah Symphony Opera Program in 2008 he performed in their productions of Madame Butterfly, Don Pasquale, Regina, and as the Witch in Hansel and Gretel.
In 2005 through 2007 Dominick attended the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. During this time he was selected to perform with Maestro Eduardo Müller, and the AIMS Festival Orchestra; after this exciting experience, Dominick went on the study privately with Maestro Müller for years after. In 2013 Dominick was awarded second prize from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, third prize from the Mario Lanza Competition and a Grant from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation. He was also a finalist in the Meistersinger Competition in Graz Austria in 2006 and 2007. He currently studies with Bill Schuman.