Robert McPherson - The Drunken Tenor

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Seattle, WA

$150 - $4000, depending on how big the event is.

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An Evening Wasted with The Drunken Tenor

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Need to say something specific with a song?

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Make your Happy Birthday EPIC!

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Ave Maria

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The Drunken Tenor Standup

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Headlining the GeekWire Awards

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A scene from A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

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My entrance song outfit.

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Press photo

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Doing standup at the Rustic Cork

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From the LIVE show!

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Overview

Just send a song… or make it epic!

The Drunken Tenor is the only Grammy Award-winning Metropolitan Opera singer who also delivers sharp, unforgettable comedy. Whether you’re elevating a corporate event, creating a one-of-a-kind birthday surprise, or sending a custom parody that says exactly what you mean, this is a performance your audience won’t forget.

And when the moment calls for something more traditional, Robert McPherson brings world-class vocals and professionalism to weddings, memorials, and special events.

If you’re going to do it, do it right.

Reviews

43 reviews

Sasha D.

February 13, 2026

Super on Point 💯🔥

Amazeballs. Awesome. Phenomenal. Pick an adjective. :)

Even before 6 am. He drove all the way down to Olympia — at a time when no sane person should even be awake — he surprised my husband and serenaded him with the perfect twisted song as a happy early Valentine’s Day present.

Absolutely thrilled. Thank you Again Robert!

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Sasha D.

February 13, 2026

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Super on Point 💯🔥

Amazeballs. Awesome. Phenomenal. Pick an adjective. :)

Absolutely thrilled. Thank you Again Robert!

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Isabella S.

June 6, 2025

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Phenomenal vocals!

I hired Robert to be a singing telegram for my sister’s birthday since she had to work and he did great! Brought his own speaker and his singing was beautiful. Highly recommend hiring him if you want to cheer up someone’s day or wish them a happy birthday :)

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Dave W.

June 1, 2025

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Sis's BDay - last min req = lasting memory

Robert reached out right after I submitted the request. He quickly confirmed a few key details and landed right in my price range. He was able to flex on an adjustment and impressed my sister! Thanks Robert, you had me at "i can bring my inflatable rooster....".

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Monica D.

March 14, 2025

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Awesome!

Robert sang happy birthday to my mom. She lives at Merrill Gardens and her community of friends had a party for her. I wasn’t able to attend so I booked Robert as a surprise. My mom called me after the party and I could hear the joy in her voice. She said, “He was great! Where did you get him!?” Her friends loved him as well. He is fair and works with your budget. I highly recommended Robert as, The Drunken Tenor for any occasion. Thank you, Robert. You made my 86 year old mother’s birthday complete!

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Price range: $150 - $4000, depending on how big the event is.

About

Hailed by the New York Times for his “robust voice, agility and confidence,” Robert McPherson made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Basilio in "Le Nozze di Figaro" and stepped in as Idreno for their production of "Semiramide." Additionally, McPherson’s performance as Andres in Houston Symphony’s live recording of Alan Berg’s "Wozzeck," culminated with a 2018 Grammy category. Most recently Mr. McPherson made his Off-Broadway debut in the premiere of "Trump L’oeil" at Florence Gould Hall, where he was nominated for Best Solo Performance by Broadway World, sang Almaviva in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" for Opera on the James, and sang Njegus in "The Merry Widow" and Scaramuccio in "Ariadne" for Vashon Opera.

A Seattle native, McPherson’s self-written and produced comic show "The Drunken Tenor" debuted at special request of Seattle Opera BRAVO! and after multiple performances with the Seattle Fringe Festival, he won Best of Fringe. The Drunken Tenor has also appeared at Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot Festival, Café Nordo’s Knife Room and other popular venues throughout the Northwest. He has created live entertainment for The Geekwire Awards, Washington & Oregon Potato Conference and other corporations. In 2022 he debuted "The Drunken Tenor’s Operapaloosa Spectacular Shindig" for Tacoma Opera and returned to Seattle Opera for a second iteration of "A Very Drunken Christmas Carol," his adaptation of the Dickens classic. A Seattle native and baseball fan, he regularly sings the national anthem at Seattle Mariners games.

McPherson’s discography includes work in Andrew T. Miller’s "The Birth of Christ" recorded on Sony BMG Masterworks, also shown on Public Broadcasting Service and reprised in Rome at the Vatican’s invitation; On Hampton Roads Music, McPherson sang the tenor solo in Berlioz’s "Requiem" with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, which Gramophone said, “[he] sings the challenging tenor lines… with tender urgency.” His Rossini recordings and videos include Idreno in "Semiramide," Iago in "Otello," Gernando/Ubaldo in "Armida" on Dynamic, and Arbace in "Ciro in Babilonia" on Opus Arte.

He made his first appearance with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, singing Duca in Act III of "Rigoletto" at Millennium Park in the company’s annual Stars of Lyric Opera concert conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. He garnered critical acclaim as Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte" with English National Opera; Arnold in "Guillaume Tell" with Polish National Opera; Ramiro in "La Cenerentola" and Lindoro in "L’italiana in Algeri" with Washington National Opera; Peter Quint and the Prologue in "The Turn of the Screw" with New Israeli Opera, and the Italian Tenor in "Der Rosenkavlier" with San Francisco Opera.

Services offered

Singing Telegram Classical Singer Comedy Show Wedding Singer Stand-Up Comedian Musical Comedy Act Corporate Entertainment

Past booked events

February 2026

13

Friday

Surprise

6:00am - 6:15am

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Lacey, WA

June 2025

02

Monday

Surprise

10:30am - 10:45am

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Bainbridge Island, WA

May 2025

31

Saturday

01

Sunday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:15pm

•

Seattle, WA

November 2024

15

Friday

30

Thursday

Birthday Party

3:00pm - 3:15pm

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Bremerton, WA

October 2023

19

Thursday

Birthday Party

1:30pm - 1:45pm

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Seattle, WA

14

Tuesday

Surprise

1:00pm - 1:15pm

•

Langley, WA

November 2021

21

Sunday

17

Saturday

26

Monday

Surprise

2:00pm - 2:15pm

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Bothell, WA

23

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

10:00am - 11:30am

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Shoreline, WA

10

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

12:00pm - 12:30pm

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Tacoma, WA

01

Thursday

05

Tuesday

23

Friday

Personal Occasion

1:00pm - 1:45pm

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Port Angeles, WA

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