David Miller For other people named David Miller, see David Miller (disambiguation). David Miller, born April 14, 1973, is an American tenor, member of the operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo. David is one of the most recognized and successful young American singers in the world. He was born in San Diego but grew up in Littleton, Colorado. Even at school he participated in musicals, starring as the Rooster in Annie and Noah in Two by Two. Later he graduated from Oberlin Conservatory with degrees in Vocal Performance and Opera Theatre with excellent grades, thus ending his father’s dream of him having a career in the military. He has worked with the top American dance companies on several roles, including Des Grieux in Manon, Romeo in Romeo et Juliette, Werther, Alfredo in La Traviata and Tamino in The Magic Flute with the Pacific Opera.
He made his debut, with good critics and much success with the Australian Opera in La Scala in Milan in the year 2000 with his role as Tony on West Side Story.
His best work has been recognised through his role as Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann’s version of Puccini’s La Boheme. This theatrical spectacle modernized the opera, trying to lure young audiences to Broadway. Luhrmann staged a grand show like he did with Moulin Rouge and his Romeo et Juliette. La Boheme premiered in Sydney, Australia but David wasn’t included in the cast until it went to New York.
On May 6, 1998 he performed, along with other opera singers for President Bill Clinton in the White House.
In 1999 he performed in the prestigious Teatro Municipal de Santiago (Chile) as Tybalt in Bellini’s production of Capulets and Montagues in the "Fiesta de Savonlinna" with the Los Angeles Opera.
Miller made his debut in the flemish opera as Cassio in 2001 and 2002. In addition he performed as Trieste in Daniel Oren’s Manon. In the USA he participated in The Tales of Hoffman in Hartford, Connecticut. He interpreted the role of Percy in Donizetti’s Anne Bolene in Pittsburgh with John Mauceri during 2000/2001.During the 2002/2003 season he performed in the world premiere of the opera of Marco Tuttino Vita in La Scala.
Other opera roles he has undertaken have been Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Belmonte in The Abduction from the Seraglio and Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress.
