Andy Papas
Praised for his “vocal power & finesse” and “irresistible hijinks,” baritone Andy
Papas is sought after for his impeccable musicianship and mastery of comic
repertoire. Mr. Papas began his 2024-2025 season as the title role in
Verdi’s Falstaff with Pacific Northwest Opera, a role he has covered for Opera
Saratoga. In March, he sang Mustafa (L’Italiana in Algieri) in Houston for Opera
in the Heights, and again in April for Anchorage Opera in Alaska. He returns to the
Pacific Northwest next fall in the other Cinderella, as Pandolfe in Cendrillon for
Vashon Opera. Mr. Papas made his debut in 2023 with The Ojai Music Festival
alongside Rhiannon Giddens, performing Owen/Johnson in Omar’s Journey, a role
he reprised for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra in February. The Major General
(Pirates of Penzance) is a signature role, with prior performances for Opera Naples
and Anchorage Opera, and he is the modern Major General again next fall for Salt
Marsh Opera (CT). Last season Mr. Papas re-joined the roster of Boston Lyric
Opera as Magnifico (cover) and in Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice, and also returned
to Opera Co. of Middlebury as Stage Director for Rossini’s La Scala di Seta. Other
noteworthy recent engagements for Andy include the title role in Don Pasquale for
Union Avenue Opera and Opera Saratoga, Bartolo (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) for
Anchorage Opera, The Music Master (Ariadne auf Naxos) for Vashon Opera, and
Tonio in Pagliacci with Raylynmor Opera. This winter he was the on-snow content
producer for Bromley Mountain Ski Resort in the Green Mountains of Southern
Vermont. He teaches students around the globe in opera courses such as The
British Operas are Coming and Strauss in the Haus, and maintains a private voice
studio.
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