by Catherine Zachary
North Carolina can claim a handful of established and rising opera stars, but how many come from Whispering Pines, NC? The only one that we know of: Lucas Meachem. Although he’s traveled the country and globe for his career, he still feels that,
Through a life packed with acclaim and applause, long-stemmed roses and Moet, Lucas, along with James Taylor, keeps a bit of “Carolina on my mind.”
“The second I get off the plane in N.C. I feel it . . . there’s a palpable energy here. I love the smell of the pine trees” -PineStraw Magazine
Read the feature story that PineStraw Magazine wrote on Meachem when he last came home to perform in the Land of the Pines. Get to know more about Meachem’s NC roots and all of the places his career has taken him.
And want to get know him more as an artist? Check out the wonderful video below of Meachem on Classic Talk with Bing and Dennis.