American tenor Vale Rideout has garnered critical acclaim for his musical artistry and superb stagecraft throughout the United States and Europe. Possessed of both a beautiful instrument and an ability to consistently deliver passionate, energetic performances, he is equally in demand for leading tenor roles from the standard repertory to contemporary premiere works.

Vale Rideout's 2011-12 season includes singing the title role in Faust with Opera Coeur D'Alene, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles with Hawaii Opera Theatre, as soloist in Messiah with Nashville Symphony Orchestra, in Haydn's The Creation in a return to Highland Park United Methodist Church, in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Greenville Symphony, as the Duke in selections from Rigoletto with Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, as Prologue/Peter Quint inThe Turn of the Screw in a return to Central City Opera, and as soloist in Berlioz' Te Deum with Colorado's "Summer Choralfest." In 2010-11 he returned to Florentine Opera as Igneo in the world premiere of Don Davis' Rio de Sangre; sang Camille in The Merry Widow with Opera Tampa; Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Phoenix Opera, also Chautauqua Opera; Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Tulsa Opera; Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia for Cal Performances under Lorin Maazel; created the role of Tancredi in the world premiere of John Musto's The Inspector at Wolf Trap Opera; appeared in concert as soloist in Messiah with the Louisiana Philharmonic; and in Stucky's August 4, 1964 with the Dallas Symphony at Carnegie Hall.

Recent highlights include Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw with Boston Lyric Opera, Frank Shallard in Elmer Gantry with Florentine Opera (recorded for the Naxos label, released in 2011); Roderick in Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher with Nashville Opera Association; Alfredo in La traviata with Pacific Opera Victoria...