A native of Bremen, Ohio, Raymond has performed throughout the United States, Holland, Austria, and Italy. Raymond made his professional stage debut in 1995 with the Columbus Light Opera as Giuseppe in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers. His International debut was with the Opera Theatre of Lucca in Lucca Italy in 1998 in the title role of Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s version of Don Giovanni. Since that time he has made a home in the operatic, oratorio, concert and art song repertoire, and is known for his beautiful lyric voice and outstanding acting ability.

An example of his operatic repertoire ranges from Figaro in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Marcello in Puccini’s La Boheme to the Man with a Shoe Sample Kit in Argento’s Postcard from Morroco  and Strephon in G & S’s Iolanthe.

In 2000 Raymond was accepted into the Sarasota Opera Studio Artist Program where he sang the role of Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and covered the role of Zurga in Les Pecheurs de Perles. That same year, Raymond was also accepted into the Lake George Opera Festival Apprentice Program where he had the opportunity to work with Maestro Daniel Beckwith, stage director Mark Verzatt, and Metropolitan Opera coach Craig Ruttenburg, as well as perform several operatic scenes with fellow apprentice artists, cover the role of Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutti, and perform the role of Prince Yamadori in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

His solo, concert, and recital work has taken him across the country to Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Dakota, Missouri, Ohio, Hawaii, and in July 2007 to The Netherlands to perform for the 40th Anniversary of N.A.T.O. in Brunssum, Holland. His lecture recital entitled, The Evolution of Everyman, is his own multi-media semi-staged production of Frank Martin’s work, Sechs Monologue aus Jedermann, using his own English translation as well as text from Hugo von Homannstahl’s play, Jedermann.

From 2001 to 2005 Raymond served as Assistant Professor of Voice at Ohio University where he taught applied voice, Opera Workshop, and directed the 80 voice male ensemble, The Singing Men of Ohio. The ensemble toured throughout the United States and was invited to perform for the 2002 MTNA National Conference Opening Session in Cincinnati, Ohio and the 2004 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Conference in Columbus Ohio.

In 2002 Raymond served on faculty at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria where he was a stage director for the AIMS Festival. In 2003 Dr. Feener was selected as an intern for the prestigious NATS Internship which was held in Fredonia, New York, where he had the opportunity to work with several Master Teachers including Jerrold Pope and Judith Nicosia. He recently had the privilege of hosting the 2006 Internship at the UMKC Conservatory of Music where he currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice.

Raymond received his Bachelors degree in Choral Education and Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from Ohio University where he performed such roles as Baron Duphol in La Traviata, Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Raymond also placed first in the Advanced Men Category in 1996 at the State and Regional NATS Competition as well as a winner of the 1996 NATSAA State Competition. He earned his doctoral degree from the Florida State University School of Music in Vocal Performance/Opera Emphasis. While attending FSU, he was awarded the Gallagher Memorial Award for outstanding performance and academic achievement as well as reaching the finals of the McAllister Award Competition.

He has had the opportunity to work with such vocal coaches as, Lorenzo Malfatti, Douglas Fisher, Timothy Hoeckman, and Natalia Rivera, as well as in Master Classes with Stanford Olsen, Phyllis Curtin, and Marilyn Horne.