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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