STEVEN EDDY - APPRENTICE ARTIST

OPERA SARATOGA DEBUT SEASON: Dandini cover and Ensemble in La Cenerentola; Ensemble in Dido and Aeneas.

Praised for his “winning portrayals” (The Dallas Morning News) and “sterling musical and physical work” (stagehappenings.com), baritone Steven Eddy has exhibited extraordinary versatility in the realms of opera, oratorio and art song. He recently presented critically acclaimed performances as Ponchel in Silent Night with Fort Worth Opera, one year following his company debut as Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos. Other opera credits include Sid (Albert Herring), Dancaïre (Carmen), Aeneas (Dido & Aeneas), Schaunard (La bohème), Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress), and John Brooke (Little Women). A frequent concert artist, he has performed with The Mark Morris Dance Group, the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals, The Handel Choir of Baltimore, The New York Virtuoso Singers, and Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. He has also garnered awards from the District and Regional levels of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Dallas and Connecticut Opera Guild Competitions, the University of Michigan Friends of Opera Competition, and the Joy in Singing Music Sessions.