Soloist Biographies

The Promise of Peace - October 26th & 27th 2024

Rabihah Dunn, Soprano

Known for her “glowing instrument” (SF Classical Voice) and “radiant tone” (Operawire), soprano Rabihah Davis Dunn is equally comfortable on stage with opera roles and Oratorio Soloist. She is known in the Bay Area for her work with Pocket Opera, including Leïla in Bizet’s Pearl Fishers, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and the title role of Lucia in Lucia di Lamermoor. In April of 2024, Rabihah made her solo debut with the Missoula Symphony as the Soprano Soloist in the Poulenc Gloria and John Rutter’s Requiem. This 2024/25 season, Rabihah will perform as the Soprano Soloist with Masterworks Chorale in Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Nathaniel Dett’s Chariot Jubilee, as well as the Soloist with San Francisco Choral Society in John Rutter’s Magnificat. Other Oratorio appearances include Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Mozart’s Regina Coeli with Masterworks Chorale, Ein Deutsches Requiem, Handel's Messiah and the Vivaldi Magnificat.  Rabihah’s international Oratorio engagements include Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Stabat Mater with the Pro Arte Orchestra of London, as well as Mozart’s Requiem and Credo Mass. Rabihah has also done well on the competition scene as a winner of both the American Opera Society of Chicago Vocal Competition and the Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Foundation. She was also a finalist in the London Handel Vocal Competition and a Semi-Finalist in the Montserrat Caballe International Voice Competition. Rabihah is an alum of both Chicago Opera Theater and the Chautauqua Opera Young Artists Programs. She was recently a member of the inaugural cohort of Chorus America’s Choral Executive Leadership Academy for BIPOC administrators in the choral field. Rabihah holds degrees from the University of Southern California (BM), University of Michigan (MM) and the Royal Academy of Music in London (PGDip.). Rabihah currently sings soprano with the EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble, an ensemble for Black and LatinX singers within the Sphinx Organization in Detroit, Michigan.

Lee Steward, Tenor

Tenor Lee Steward, has performed musical theatre, opera, sacred, and lieder concerts around the world. His spinto tenor, described as both "bold and beautiful," lends itself to a variety of repertoire, but most especially English language works. His singing career had an auspicious beginning, as he performed with international film and Broadway stars Gregory Hines and Stephen Schwartz, as well as with Bernadette Peters and Stephen Sondheim, on A&E Television's presentation of "A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim." He has sung with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Carolina, Utah Festival Opera, Sarasota Opera, Berkshire Opera, and the Bronx Opera. He has performed art song and lieder concerts around the U.S. and internationally, in Salzburg, Austria and Okinawa, Japan. Lee has performed as soloist in several oratorios and sacred works including J.S. Bach Weihnachtsoratorium, Handel Messiah, Mozart Requiem, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, and Britten Rejoice in the Lamb. While a visiting professor at Ithaca College, he gave the world-premiere performance of song cycles by the eclectic New York City composer, Gerald Busby, including “Emotion,” with original text by Tony Award winner, playwright, Craig Lucas. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Lee has sung roles with Opera San José, West Edge Opera, West Bay Opera and North Bay Opera; most notably, Edgar in Puccini's Edgar and Martin in Aaron Copland's The Tender Land. He also sang as a member of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for four seasons.

Lee currently serves as Instructor of Voice at Sonoma State University and also sings, accompanies, and conducts a wide range of concert performances in the SF Bay Area. 

Bradley Kinard, Baritone

Bradley Kynard, baritone, is no stranger to Bay Area audiences. Recent engagements include Escamillo (Carmen) with The Main Canyon at the Cedars, Sportin' Life in (Porgy and Bess) with Vallejo Symphony and the Baritone Soloist in (Beethoven's Ninth Symphony) with Scuol Classics in Scuol Switzerland. He performed baritone solos in (Carmina Burana) with Golden Gate Symphony and sang the role of Brooke (Little Women) with Island City Opera.  He also performed the role of Nicandro (Atalanta) as a guest artist with SF Conservatory of Music. He performed the role of Daggoo in (Moby Dick) with San Francisco Opera. Previous roles include Peter (Hansel and Gretel) with Solo Opera and the title role in Handel's (Tamerlano) with The Handel Opera Project. Upcoming engagements include the titular role of (Job) with The Handel Opera Project, Jack in (Harvey Milk) with Opera Parallèle and the Baritone Soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Sonoma Symphony. bradleykynard.com.