Alan Fischer began his professional singing career at age of 6 with the Metropolitan and New York City Opera Children’s Choruses. He graduated from The City College of the City of New York majoring in Psychology and Education, teaching public school for 11 years prior to returning to active performing.

He is an accomplished teacher specializing in operatic character development and audition presentation for singers. He has given master classes at North Carolina School for the Arts, Oklahoma City University, Georgia State University, Christopher Newport University, and Texas Women’s University. He attended the Goldovsky Opera Institute in 1981, and was the artistic director of the Jefferson Village Opera from 1983 to 1987.

From 1994 to 2019 Mr. Fischer was the Chair of the Vocal Music Department at the Governor’s School of the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia where he developed a very successful classical vocal music program with an emphasis on opera and art song for high school students. A number of his graduates from the program grace major opera stages of the world today. After retiring as Department Chair, he continues to teach for the Vocal Music and Musical Theater departments, as well as teaching private voice.

As a performer, he maintained over 50 character and supporting tenor roles in his repertoire and performed with many American companies and in Europe. As a director, he has directed productions at Intermountain Opera, Tidewater Opera Initiative, as well as directing and conducting more than 35 opera productions at The Governor’s School for the Arts.

In 2004, he was recognized by the North Carolina School for the Arts as a Teacher of the Year for contributions to their School of Music. In 2018, he was recognized as a “Super Teacher” by The Frost School of Music in Miami.