He is particularly admired for his portrayal of Rossini heroes with Dandini in La Cenerentola and Figaro in The Barber of Seville being two of his signature roles.
[2] He made his professional opera debut with the company as Andy Warhol in the world premiere of Michael Daugherty's Jackie O on March 14, 1997.
On February 13, 2011, Daniel Belcher won his first Grammy Award in the category of Best Opera Recording for his work on "Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin", alongside of conductor Kent Nagano, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch, and producer Martin Sauer.
[10] On November 30, 2017, Belcher performed as James Mills in Houston Grand Opera's "The House Without a Christmas Tree" composed by Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek.
In 2023 Belcher was appointed to the faculty of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston as an Instructional Assistant Professor of Voice.