Baritone

Michael Chioldi

Rigoletto

Biography

Making his debut at Irish National Opera in this role, American baritone Michael Chioldi has quickly gained the reputation as one of the most sought-after dramatic baritones of his generation having received acclaim from critics and audiences for his portrayals of the dramatic baritone roles of Verdi, Puccini, and Richard Strauss. His many roles include the title roles in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Nabucco, and Macbeth, and John Adams’ Nixon in China; Rodrigo in Verdi’s Don Carlo, Conte di Luna in Verdi’s Il Trovatore, and Germont in Verdi’s La traviata; Gerard in Giordano’s Andrea Chenier; Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca and Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. A frequent performer of American and English works, he premiered the role of Man in Anthony Brandt’s The Birth of Something in 2008 and has also appeared as John Proctor in Robert Ward’s The Crucible and John Sorel in Menotti’s The Consul. Michael made his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera as Fléville in Giordano’s Andrea Chénier with Luciano Pavarotti and Aprile Millo under the baton of James Levine. His recent performance in the new production of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas was seen around the world as part of the Met Opera Live in HD series. This season, Michael returns to the Metropolitan Opera(New York) as Amonasro in a new production of Verdi’s Aida and as the title role in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and returns to Palm Beach Opera (Florida) as Germont in Verdi’s La traviata.

November 2024