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August 16 & 17 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Alexander Birch Elliott soloist in Mozart’s Great Mass and Handel’s Messiah,
Baritone/Papageno while the spring of 2023 brought a return to the
Metropolitan Opera to cover both the title role in
Don Giovanni and Schaunard in La bohème.
Baritone Alexander Birch Elliott continues to garner
praise for his “heated intensity and beguiling timbre A frequent guest at Des Moines Metro Opera,
of mahogany.” (The New York Times) Elliott returned in summer 2022 to sing the role of
Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His
Elliott made an exciting role debut with Houston 2021-22 season began with his return to The
Grand Opera during the 2023-24 season as Captain Metropolitan Opera as Schaunard in La bohème,
Von Trapp in the beloved The Sound of Music. He followed by performances as the title role in Eugene
also returned to The Metropolitan Opera, singing Onegin at Opera Omaha. In the 2020-21 season he
Papageno in the holiday presentation of The Magic was seen as Marcello in La bohème for his debut at
Flute and covering Schaunard in La bohème. The San Diego Opera; Escamillo in Carmen with Opera
baritone also made two notable role returns, singing Santa Barbara; and both Prince Yeletsky in Pique
Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Arizona Opera Dame and Momus in Platée with Des Moines Metro
and Des Moines Metro Opera, and Enrico in Lucia di Opera. The same season, he was scheduled to
Lammermoor with New Orleans Opera. perform the role of Jan in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking
Elliott began the 2022-23 season with an anticipated the Waves with both the Los Angeles Opera and
role and house debut as Enrico in Simon Stone’s Houston Grand Opera (cancelled due to COVID).
production of Lucia di Lammermoor with Los Angeles Recent seasons have seen major debuts for Elliott,
Opera. In December 2022, he returned to the including at both The Metropolitan Opera and
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as the baritone Houston Grand Opera singing the role of Zurga in
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