News About Corey Crider

Recent acclaim for ADA Artists

Corey Crider charms Sarasota as Verdi’s ‘King for a Day’

Corey Crider, as the king for a day, is a warm, believable poseur who searches beneath the outer crustiness of power and comes up with a fun-loving, attractive character. Crider, a baritone who seems able to do almost anything with his voice, beautifully embodies the Cavaliere and is … read more

Corey Crider in Review: Malatesta at Lyric

Lyric Opera of Chicago / Don Pasquale

“It could not have been easy for Crider to sing his first Malatesta under the watchful directorial eye of a veteran interpreter of that role. But the young American lyric baritone sang and acted with confident swagger, mustering a flair for the debonair in such … read more

Corey Crider is “elegant and confident” as Escamillo at Castleton

“Baritone Corey Crider convincingly portrayed Bizet’s irresistible matinee-idol bullfighter as elegant, confident, and masculine to a fault, giving Carmen a compelling reason to exchange the fluttery, ineffective Don José for an exciting new model. Crisp, authoritative, and precise, Crider’s voice projected a near-perfect Y-chromosome essence, locking his, Carmen’s, and José’s … read more

In review: Corey Crider a “star” in Castleton’s Carmen

 Then Escamillo  (Corey Crider) grabbed the stage and set the bar for the rest of the performance with a great rendition of the famous Torreador Song.  His bravado was like a dare to his audiences, on and offstage, to think of him as anything but a star.   – DC … read more