Lyric tenor, Eric Margiore who was praised by Opera News for "ripping into his role with brilliance and style, brio and high-octane vocalism," is establishing himself as an international contender in the principal Italian bel-canto and romantic tenor repertoire. The tenor is quickly becoming known for his uniquely Italianate timbre and his "American Idol looks," with a "real presence, intelligence, and level-10 intensity."

2011 is a very busy season for the young tenor including what was his official European debut and role debut as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf, Germany. Mr. Margiore then reprised a role he has done often, Alfredo in La Traviata, this time with the Hawaii Opera Theatre. He will then sing Edgar Linton in Herrmann’s, Wuthering Heights, for his debut at the Minnesota Opera followed by travels to London, UK for a debut in the role of Fritz Kobus in Mascagni’s rarely heard, L’amico Fritz, with Opera Holland Park. Eric will sing his first Don Jose in Carmen with the Crested Butted Opera Festival in Colorado and then finish his season by opening the new Baltimore Opera (Lyric Opera Baltimore) as Alfredo in La Traviata with Elizabeth Futral as Violetta and Metropolitan Opera maestro, Steven White. Earlier in the season Eric performed on a gala concert benefiting the re-grand opening of Lyric Opera Baltimore. Furthermore, in 2012, Eric will sing his first Romeo in Romeo et Juiliette with Annapolis Opera and will be singing eleven performances of Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Central City Opera in Colorado.

2010 and 2009 were important seasons for Eric. He sang Alfredo in La Traviata, and the tenor soloist in Verdi's Reqiuem, with the Utah Festival Opera. He also performed as a soloist in concert with Marcello Giordani, for the Marcello and Friends encore series, as the soloist in a Holiday Pops Concert with the Stockton Symphony Orchestra, and as a featured soloist in a gala concert for the Mississippi Opera, Passion and Fireworks. He reprised the role of Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto with Opera Naples and was then again commended by Opera News, in his return to the Opera Theatre of St. Louis for his official company debut and role debut as Narraboth in Salome under the baton of Maestro Stephen Lord. He also sang gala concerts with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis as well as with the Virginia Opera and Eric made his debut in Asia with Opera Hong Kong in performances of Tamino in Die Zauberflote in Hong Kong and Beijing, China, with Paul Curran directing and Maestro Jari Hamalainen conducting.

The 2008 season saw Eric Margiore making his stage debut with the role of Gerald in Lakmé at Tulsa Opera. He then made his role and house debut of Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto with the Palm Beach Opera and sang with the Sarasota Opera. Other notable appearances included his role debut of Alfredo in La Traviata at the Shreveport Opera, Cassio in Otello with the Vero Beach Opera under the baton of Maestro Steven Crawford; and concert appearances including a musical revue at Radio City Music Hall, Mozart's Coronation Mass in his third appearance at Carnegie Hall, The World of Opera: Concert of Arias and Duets for the Vero Beach Opera, followed by a Sicilian-themed holiday concert with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra in Louisiana.

During the 2007 season, Eric joined the New York City Opera to make his State Theater debut in a gala concert Opera for All led by principal conductor Maestro George Manahan. As well in his debut season he was assigned to cover Le Prince Charmant in Massenet’s Cendrillon. 2007 also saw Mr. Margiore's collaboration begin with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis where he covered both Arturo and Riccardo, in the Malibran version of I Puritani. While in residence, he was selected as a soloist for the Colin Graham Memorial Concert and had his unofficial debut with the company when he stepped in last minute to sing, Arturo in two important performances of I Puritani that were praised by Opera News. Mr. Margiore then joined the Charleston Symphony Orchestra for a concert performance of West Side Story in which he was praised for his singing of Tony. Eric then sang his role debut of Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Opera Ischia Festival in Italy, while also performing several concerts in southern Italy. Further projects included a gala concert Tutti in Piazza in Stockton, California as well as the CD recording of Thomas Pasatieri’s La Divina as the Young Conductor on Albany Records with the Opera Company of Brooklyn.

In 2006, after his transition from baritone, Eric sang Azael in Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue for his debut with Opera Naples, a concert of Neapolitan songs and opera arias, Festa Italiana, with the Stockton Symphony Orchestra as well as Alfredo in La Traviata, Rodolfo in La Boheme, and Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto with the New Opera Festival di Roma, in Rome, Italy.

In addition to his performing, Eric has been recognized by many important vocal competitions and foundations. He was the winner of a grant from the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation, the Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation, and was an international quarterfinalist in Placido Domingo’s Operalia, in two separate years. He was also a two-time winner in the Connecticut Opera Guild Competition, a finalist in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's Young Artist Auditions and a Metropolitan Opera National Semi-Finalist.

Eric hails from Long Island, New York, USA, and he is a proud Italian-American coming from a Sicilian and Neapolitan family heritage. Eric finished his professional training at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Glimmerglass Opera, and Chautuaqua Opera's young artist programs and holds degrees from New York University and the Mannes College of Music.