Welcome Guest Musician - Bob McDonald

Baritone Bob McDonald holds a BA in Vocal Performance and an MA in Opera Directing from Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He enjoys a diverse career across many artistic disciplines, including musical theatre, opera, and the concert stage, as well as his job as a baritone in the US Army Chorus.

Mr. McDonald has performed a variety of musical theatre roles on various Washington DC stages, including Louis in Sunday in the Park with George; Lombardi in Passion; Sweeney Todd (Kennedy Center); the Husband in Putting it Together (Signature Theatre); and principal roles in HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and Down at the Old Bull and Bush (Interact Theatre). Regionally, he has performed Curly in Oklahoma!, Fred in Kiss Me Kate and The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance. Bob also had acting roles in Don Quixote and The Second Shepherd’s Play at the Folger Elizabethan Theatre.

As an opera singer, Mr. McDonald has performed Papageno in The Magic Flute, Marcello in La Boheme, Paquillo in La Perichole, the title role in Don Giovanni, and Escamillo in Carmen, among others. As baritone soloist, Mr. McDonald has performed with groups such as The Choral Arts Society of Washington, the New Dominion Chorale, the Fairfax Choral Society and the Folger Consort. Regionally, he as appeared with the San Francisco Symphony and Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Mr. McDonald’s active-duty Army career has given him the opportunity to perform in the US and abroad for our troops, as well as entertain presidents and visiting heads of state. Bob is a familiar face to DC hockey fans as he has been the National Anthem singer for the Washington Capitals for 25 years. He is also well known for his annual summer cabaret at Signature Theatre.