Elijah Adame
VOICE INSTRUCTOR
Elijah Adame, tenor, is a voice student of Richard Davis at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Born and raised in Edinburg, Texas, Elijah served in the United States Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023, including a deployment to Iraq.
Following his military service, he returned to his music studies with a concentration in vocal performance.
Elijah competed in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in 2023 and 2025, advancing to the district rounds.
He also competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition, where he placed first in his category. Before joining the Marine Corps, Elijah attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York.
His operatic experience includes performing the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s *La Bohème* during the fall 2024 semester and King Kaspar in *Amahl and the Night Visitors* in spring 2023. In summer 2025, Elijah attended the International Lyric Academy in Venice, Italy, where he performed in productions of *Falstaff* and *Little Women*.
