Since his 2004 Metropolitan Opera debut as ‘Mime’ in Das Rheingold conducted by legendary conductor James Levine, David Cangelosi has returned to the Met in Magic Flute, Andrea Chenier, Il tabarro, The Tales of Hoffmann, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Le Nozze di Figaro, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, and other 'Ring' related assignments. He rejoined the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2021/2022 to sing the role of Monostatos in their Holiday Presentation of The Magic Flute and returned to the MET roster in 2023.

He has performed his signature role of Mime with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Boston Wagner Society, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. Additionally, he performed Mime in Das Rheingold and Siegfried with the Hong Kong Phil, both of which were recorded on Naxos and conducted by Jaap van Zweden (New York Philharmonic). Other notable ‘Ring’ highlights include a recording of the ‘Forging Scene’ (Siegfried) with Placido Domingo for EMI Classics’ Scenes from the Ring, and a special presentation of Siegfried with Juneau Lyric Opera.

Recent and upcoming engagements include hosting the 50th Anniversary celebration of Chicago Opera Theater, his Pacific Symphony debut as Mime in Das Rheingold (2025); Des Moines Metro Opera debut in a new production of Cunning Little Vixen (2025); a special 50th Anniversary production of Die Fledermaus with Juneau Lyric Opera (2025); an Opera Festival of Chicago debut in Dallapiccola’s Il Prigioniero (2024); The Nose with Chicago Opera Theater (2023); and a role debut of Edrisi for Chicago Opera Theater’s new production of King Roger (2022).

Cangelosi has performed the roles of Mosquito/Schoolmaster in the original multi-media production of Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra in Cleveland and toured Vienna, Luxembourg and Detroit Opera with the same. Recent notable highlights marked a return to Carnegie Hall for the U.S. Premiere of Bohuslav Martinu’s Juliette with the American Symphony Orchestra, and his role debut as the Blind Judge in Das Wunder der Heliane with the Bard Music Festival; his Houston Grand Opera debut with Tosca and Eugene Onegin as well as Tosca and Magic Flute with Washington National Opera. Additional recent performances include Shuisky in Boris Godunov with the Dallas Opera and he has returned to the company for Moby Dick, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, and Magic Flute along with a concert version of Boris Godunov with the Anchorage Symphony and Der Rosenkavalier with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Major career highlights include televised performances of Paglicacci in the legendary Franco Zeffirelli production starring Placido Domingo; the Saito-Kinen Festival in Matsumoto, Japan; Die Entführung aus dem Serail with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, along with Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte with Paris Opera (Bastille/Garnier); performances as the Witch (Hansel & Gretel) with Opera Fairbanks and Western Plains Opera, new productions of Die Fledermaus and Tosca with the Canadian Opera Company (COC, Toronto); Magic Flute, Turandot, Salome and Tales of Hoffmann with Santa Fe Opera.

Cangelosi made his cinematic debut at the Venice Film Festival in the feature film Tosca starring Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna along with his debut at the Hollywood Bowl in a concert version of The Magic Flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He debuted at the Spoleto Festival (U.S.A.) singing the roles of the Noctambulist/Pape des Fous in Louise and performed as a featured soloist for their Intermezzi Recital Series. A decades-long veteran of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mr. Cangelosi made his debut in Salome in 1996 and returned for 20 consecutive seasons singing dozens of principal roles, concert performances, and hosting special events. A pandemic shortened 2021 season would have found Mr. Cangelosi in his role debut as Loge in Das Rheingold at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires.

Recital/Concert performances include multiple recital appearances in Birmingham Alabama, The Montgomery Symphony, Vann Vocal Institute Celebrity Recital Series, Davis Concert Hall (UAF) with Opera Fairbanks, concert tours of Alaska, and the PACC Concert series in Boston.

Mr. Cangelosi has also served as Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at Huntingdon College as well as the Artistic/Program Director for the Vann Vocal Institute in Montgomery, Alabama for the past 17 years. He actively travels the country as a recitalist, symphonic guest-artist, competition adjudicator, and Master Class instructor for aspiring vocalists at such well-regarded venues as Roosevelt University/Chicago Summer Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Baldwin-Wallace University, Fairbanks University, and Minot University among others.