Baritone MARK DAVIES is a highly regarded solo performer throughout the United States.  Roles include Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale, and Ping in Turandot with Pacific Northwest Opera; the monodrama A Water Bird Talk, Schaunard in La Bohème, Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Grégorio in Roméo et Juliette, and Dancaïro in Carmen with Tacoma Opera; Villager in Pagliacci with Seattle Opera; Marullo in Rigoletto and Kromow in Die lustige Witwe with Vashon Opera; Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden with Leavenworth Summer Theater; Ben in The Telephone with Marrowstone Music Festival; and Brétigny in Manon with Puget Sound Concert Opera.

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As a concert artist, Davies has performed numerous works as a soloist with orchestra, including Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Kindertotenlieder, Mozart’s Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore, Beethoven's Choral Fantasy,  Mendelssohn's Psalm 115, Schubert's Mass in G, Handel's Messiah, and the premiere of John Harbison's A Clear Midnight.  In addition, he recently made his New York debut at the National Opera Center, to critical acclaim.

Also a prominent pianist and vocal coach, Davies has worked with and accompanied artists who appear at opera houses across the country and internationally.