Darita Seth
Choral Artist
Bio:
Praised for his “technical deliciousness; power and precision of the connection between the colors of the voice; and beauty of delivery,” (Aspen Music Festival) Cambodian-American choral artist, Darita Seth is ecstatic to be in his 5th season with the Master Chorale.
In a previous career as a countertenor, Darita has been featured in performances of choral masterworks including Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Durufle’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, and in 2016, he concluded his countertenor tenure with Chanticleer. Most recently, his voice is featured singing Handel's "Ombra Mai Fu" in the film score to the movie The Tutor (2023).
Alongside his post at LAMC, he sings full time with the San Francisco Symphony; serves as Founding Artistic Director of Choral Audacity, a Bay Area-based chamber choir that seeks to amplify LGBTQIA+, Disabled, and BIPOC voices; and is an award-winning faculty member at Santa Rosa Junior College where he serves as Director of Choral & Vocal Music Studies.
Darita holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Capital University’s Conservatory of Music (Columbus, OH) and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSU Long Beach where the focus of his research centered on the soundscape of Third Culture Kids.
