Background
Duesing grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Duesing grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He studied piano throughout childhood, and enrolled at Lawrence University, majoring in piano performance.
As an opera singer, he has had an international career spanning five decades. After traveling to Europe with a Fulbright Scholarship, Duesing made a name for himself there. Duesing has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Louisiana Scala, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, and Covent Garden, among others
Duesing made his debut as director at Frankfurt Opera with Il viaggio a Reims.