Oluwagbemiga "David" Oluwo (Houston, TX), bass-baritone, is a first-year master’s student in the Maryland Opera Studio. He is a recent graduate of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, earning a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, where he studied under Dr. Timothy Jones. 

This summer, David is excited to make his professional debut at Opera Maine, performing the role of the Principal/Bellboy in Gregory Spears’ first opera, Paul’s Case. He has been seen in numerous productions at the Moores Opera Center, portraying the roles of Curio in Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Le Laquais / Officiel du Port in Phillip Glass’ La Belle et la Bête, Frank in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, José Tripaldi in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar, Pritschitsch in Lehár’s Die Lustige Witwe, and Il Commendatore in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Lyric Opera Studio Weimar. 

His most recent engagements include Betto di Signa in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and covering the role of Albert Prosser in the final public workshop of Tom Cipullo’s newest opera, Hobson’s Choice. David is excited to join the Maryland Opera Studio this fall, studying under world-renowned bass-baritone Kevin Short. David is a proud alumnus of Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal Academy, Opera Maine,  Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, and Moores Opera Center​​​​​.

David is currently based in College Park, MD.