At A Glance

Native American baritone Ethan Vincent opens the 2024-25 season singing the title role in Don Giovanni for Virginia Opera conducted by Adam Turner and directed by Kyle Lang. Mr. Vincent returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago to cover the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro under the baton of Erina Yashima before returning to Virginia Opera to take on Guglielmo in Così fan tutte. He then joins The Metropolitan Opera to cover Schaunard in La bohème in the famous Franco Zeffirelli production with Riccardo Frizza on conducting duty. In the previous season, he made a house and role debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni with San Diego Opera led by Yves Abel and directed by Kyle Lang before being reunited with director Francesca Zambello for a house debut with Washington National Opera singing the Chancellor (aka Ping) in a new production featuring an added world premiere prologue and ending of Puccini’s Turandot conducted by Speranza Scappucci at the Kennedy Center. Mr. Vincent covered the role of Riolobo in Mary Zimmerman’s new production of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas with music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium at The Metropolitan Opera.