Dr. David O’Donnell is a veteran of the operatic and concert stage and an experienced church musician. A tenor, David has performed roles with Opera Lancaster, Capitol Opera Harrisburg, Harrisburg Opera Association, Oswego Opera Theater, Eastman Opera Theater, West Virginia University Opera Theater, and Messiah College Opera Theater. As a young artist with the Elardo Young Artist Program in Brugge, Belgium, David sang the role of John Brooke in the European premier of Mark Adamo’s Little Women.
As a church musician, David has directed music programs and choirs across the northeastern US, including the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling, WV. He is currently the music director at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Carlisle, PA.
David is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Messiah College, and West Virginia University. His voice teachers have included Robert Chafin, Nicholas Perna, Damian Savarino, and Joan Frey Boytim.