Jack Swanson

Tenor

A tenor appearing with the New York Philharmonic in Orff's Carmina Burana.

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In short

Jack Swanson is a tenor scheduled to appear as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in February 2027, singing in Orff's Carmina Burana under conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Based on this appearance, he performs the tenor solo role in this large choral and orchestral work.

What to listen for

In Carmina Burana, the tenor has a single, brief but memorable moment: the roasted swan's lament, sung in a high, strained register meant to evoke a bird turning on a spit, addressing its own fate with dark comedy. It is a short solo, but it demands a singer comfortable with an uncomfortably high, almost falsetto-adjacent tessitura and a willingness to lean into the grotesque humor of the text. Listeners attending this program can expect that singular episode amid the larger forces of chorus and orchestra, plus the surrounding rhythmic drive that Orff builds around simple, repeated musical cells. Paired on the program is Vasks' Distant Light, a work for violin and strings, offering a quieter contrast before the theatrical color of Orff's piece.

Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed September 2026.