Oliver Camacho

Tenor and orator Oliver Camacho has been praised as “superbly stylish” by the Chicago Tribune and for offering “sumptuous depth and storyteller’s drama” by Chicago Classical Review. He is a co-director of the Liederstube, an oasis for art song in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building founded by pianist and author Dr. Eugenia Cheng with whom he regularly collaborates. A proud graduate of Chicago’s Lane Technical High School where he was mentored by George Rico, Oliver Camacho went on to study music at Northwestern University and historically informed performance practice at Amherst Early Music Festival and Early Music Vancouver. He has been a soloist with the Newberry Consort, Bella Voce, Chicago Choral Artists, Bach Cantata Vespers, the Chicago Bach Ensemble, Vox 3 Collective, and Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra. As a lecturer, public speaker, actor, or spoken word artist, he has been engaged by Symphony Center Presents, Lyric Unlimited, Apollo’s Fire, the EcoVoice Project, the North Shore Choral Society, and the Neo-Futurists. He is a producer and host of Opera Box Score podcast, and is Music Director of Classical WFMT, where he hosts Listening to Singers.