Baritone
Anthony Clark Evans
La traviataBiography
Lauded for his “stentorian Verdi style” by the Chicago Tribune, baritone Anthony Clark Evans is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most promising Verdi baritones of his generation. The 2023 – 2024 season includes his debut with the Dresdener Philharmonie as Riccardo in I Puritani, opposite Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee, conducted by Riccardo Frizza, and recorded for release on the Pentatone label. Mr. Evans also makes his house debut with Austin Opera as Tonio in Pagliacci, and his debut with Irish National Opera to sing Germont in La Traviata. Mr. Evans returns to Opera Philadelphia to sing Sharpless in Ted Huffman’s production of Madama Butterfly, and will also cover Sharpless at the Metropolitan Opera. Concert engagements include Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan, and his debut as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzystof Urbański. Career highlights include the title role of Rigoletto with Opera Philadelphia, his operatic European debut as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata with Opéra National de Bordeaux, his San Francisco Opera debut as Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, conducted by music director Nicola Luisotti and Sharpless in the Jun Kaneko production of Madama Butterfly, Zurga in the Lee Blakeley production of Les Pêcheurs de perles with Santa Fe Opera, Leporello in Don Giovanni with Tulsa Opera, Tonio in Pagliacci with Opera San Jose, his San Diego Opera debut as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, his debut in the title role in Rigoletto with Kentucky Opera, and his debuts with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Dallas Opera, and Querido Arte in Guatemala as Marcello in La bohème.