Albert Lee is an acclaimed tenor, scholar, and arts leader whose work bridges performance, research, and community engagement. Praised as “vocally sumptuous” and “musically distinctive,” he has appeared with Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Palm Beach Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Aspen Music Festival. He has toured internationally with the American Spiritual Ensemble, helping preserve and advance the legacy of the Negro Spiritual.

Lee’s scholarship centers on African American music and culture, with a special focus on musical settings of Langston Hughes. His doctoral treatise, The Poetic Voice of Langston Hughes in American Art Song, established the foundation for his teaching and writing. He is a frequent lecturer on cultural competency, equity in the arts, and the intersections of literature and music, and his TEDx talk When I Sing the Anthem has resonated with national audiences.

Lee is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the Yale School of Music. Upcoming performances include Bazile in William Grant Still’s A Bayou Legend (Opera Vermont) and Robert Johnson in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s The Delta King’s Blues (In Series Opera).