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His performing schedule has recently taken him to Los Angeles to perform Handel's Messiah at Occidental College with the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and, closer to his home outside Boston, he sang the title role in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, with Prism Opera.
Mr. Rishi's particular focus as a performer has been the Bach Passions, having performed most recently the Evangelist in the St. John Passion and the arias in the St. Matthew Passion. He is among the few tenors to have sung the Evangelist in Reinhard Keiser's St. Mark Passion, which many scholars believe influenced Bach's own passions.
Mr. Rishi has appeared in concert halls at Harvard, Yale, Boston, and Northeastern universities, at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and as a recitalist in venues throughout New England, New York City, in Montreal, Canada, and as featured recitalist for First Night Providence. He is Music Director of St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline Village, where he has been vocal soloist since 1993. He holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Boston University, and an Ed.M and AB from Harvard University.
Selected Press Quotes
"tenor Arthur Rishi delivered the scene-setting prologue with touching earnestness." —The Boston Phoenix
"in the title role, tenor Arthur Rishi demonstrated sterling musicianship, sound technique and unaffected dignity." —The Boston Globe
"Rishi's emotional involvement balanced effectively"—The Boston Phoenix
"much of the best music was justifiably entrusted to...Rishi" —The Boston Globe