Andrew Bidlack, tenor

Tenor Andrew Bidlack, a recent graduate of San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Adler Fellowship, begins the 2010-2011 season with his New York City Opera debut as Baron Lummer in Strauss’ Intermezzo, followed by his return to Florida Grand Opera as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni). Recent engagements include Count Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) at Florida Grand Opera, covers of Emilio (Partenope) at New York City Opera and performances of the tenor solo in Carmina Burana with The South Dakota Symphony. In July he made his South American debut as Oronte (Alcina) with Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile. A frequent interpreter of new works by some of today’s most significant composers, Mr. Bidlack sang Ishmael in a workshop production of Jake Heggie’s latest opera Moby Dick with the San Francisco Opera and headed to Wolf Trap this season to sing Tancredi in a workshop production of John Musto’s new opera The Inspector. Mr. Bidlack made his San Francisco Opera debut in May 2008 in The Little Prince and has since appeared as Odoardo (Ariodante), Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Count Albert (Die Tote Stadt), The Simpleton (Boris Godunov), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Gastone (La Traviata), and Ruiz (Il Trovatore). A 2007 Merola Opera Program participant, Andrew Bidlack created the role of Charles Carter in the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Hotel Casablanca. The Pennsylvania native has appeared as Rodolfo (La Bohème) with the Opera Company of Brooklyn, Tamino (The Magic Flute) at Ohio Northern University, and Rolla (I Masnadieri) with Sarasota Opera. At the Spoleto Festival in Italy, he performed the role of A Guest in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker Street, which was recorded and released under the Chandos label. With Philadelphia's Temple University Opera Theater he performed the title role in Candide and Tom Snout (A Midsummer Night's Dream). Concert performances include the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Mozart’s Requiem. Mr. Bidlack served as an apprentice at Florida Grand Opera, where he covered Ferrando (Così Fan Tutte), and Des Moines Metro Opera, where he performed Bastien in Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne and covered Tom Rakewell (The Rake's Progress). He has also been an apprentice artist at the Santa Fe Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Opera North in New Hampshire. Selected by Florida Grand Opera, Mr. Bidlack is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Gilbert Artist Award, given to a former Young Artist who is returning to sing a role in a mainstage production.