New York-based singer and actor, James C. Harris, is quickly establishing himself as a versatile creative force across the country. Praised for his “engaging” (HamletHub), “scene-stealing” (Broadway DNA), and overall “excellent” (Voce di Meche) performances, James enjoys a budding career that treads the line between classical and contemporary genres. His recent operatic endeavors have included Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs at The Riverside Church (NYC), La bohème at Spoleto Festival USA, Oedipus Rex at Opera Philadelphia, and L’enfant et les sortilèges with The Philadelphia Orchestra. James made his off-Broadway debut in 2022 portraying Mel Ferrer in Audrey: The New Musical at The Players Theatre and has since returned to the New York stage in Secret of the Possible at the 14th St Y Theatre, Will Wilson Saves the World at the Spark Theatre Festival, and several concerts at the iconic NYC cabaret venue, 54 Below.
James is a recent graduate of Westminster Choir College (BM) and Manhattan School of Music (MM), where he sang such roles as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Jupiter in Orpheus in the Underworld, Charlot in Angélique, L’horloge comtoise in L’enfant et les sortilèges, and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, among others. James is an Encouragement Award winner in The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 Laffont Competition, a finalist of the 2023 Respighi Prize in Performance, winner of the 2023 Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition, first and second place winner of the 2020 Eastern Regional and National NATS competitions respectively, and winner of Westminster’s 2020 Dalton Baldwin Award in Art Song Performance.
He is also a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association and the American Guild of Musical Artists. In addition to performing, James maintains a private voice studio for young singers in New Jersey, where he currently resides with his wife. Follow @jamhach and read more at jamescharris.net.