Jim Broussard

Jim Broussard was born in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up in Nederland, Texas.  At an early age Jim discovered a talent for the piano and had his first organist position at the age of 12.  In 1980 he began his studies at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and graduated from New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985 and went on to win several competitions including the Metropolitan Opera audition of 1984 in Boston. The Metropolitan Opera brought him to New York City where he sang for the next two years. In 1987, Jim ventured to Europe where he sang for the next nine years.  He has over forty operas in his repertoire and is most noted for his portrayals of Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti characters. He has leading roles at the Vienna State Opera, Zürich Opera and a host of opera houses in Belgium, Holland and Italy.  He sang over 500 performances of Phantom of the Opera with Andrew Lloyd Webber in Hamburg, Germany.  High points in his career include singing under conductors Placido Domingo, James Levine and baroque specialist Heinz Holliger.  While in Switzerland he studied with world-renowned tenor Nicolai Gedda.

He has served on the voice faculties of Clemson University, North Greenville University and Charleston Southern University.  He has served as Assistant Director of music at Trinity Church Copley Square in Boston, The International Protestant Church of Zürich, Switzerland, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Detmold, Germany and Pendleton Street Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina.

Most Recently he was music director at Christ Episcopal Church in Greenville, and the founder and artistic director of the Greenville Opera. Jim is a sought-after vocal coach for pageant contestants and has had winners in Texas and South Carolina.

He is thrilled to be the Organist and Choirmaster at historic Christ Church Frederica. He maintains a busy concert schedule and has a voice studio and much requested tenor soloist, choral clinician, and conductor. He lives in a historic 1904 craftsman house with his husband Jeffrey and their three dogs, Buxtehude, Wolfgang, Hildegard and two cats, Tyler and Rose.