Robert Watson has been hailed by Opera News for his “solid, ringing tones” and The Dallas Morning News for his “well-wrought tenor, with baritonal richness in the lower register and a fine blaze on top.”The 2018-2019 season sees him as a soloist for Verdi’s Requiem, Alfred in Die Federmaus, the title role in Les contesd’Hoffman, Grigorij in Boris Godunov, Don José in Carmen, and Narraboth in Salome, all with Deutsche Oper Berlin. In addition, he makes debuts as the Prince in Rusalka with Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Don José with San Diego Opera, and Cavaradossi in Tosca with Washington National Opera. Other recent engagements included a return to Deutsche Oper Berlin to sing Cavaradossi in Tosca and Erik in Der fliegende Holländer.