Patrick Guetti

Bass

Named a “standout whose sound was warm and rich” by Anne Midgette in The Washington Post, bass
Patrick Guetti returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago in the 2018 – 2019 season as Fafner in the David
Pountney production of Siegfried, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. Mr. Guetti also returns to Opera
Philadelphia as Snug in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream conducted by Corrado Rovaris. Concert
appearances include Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the New Choral Society, conducted by John King,
and Beethoven’s Mass in C Major with the Santa Cruz Symphony, conducted by Music Director Daniel
Stewart. Mr. Guetti will also represent the United States in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
competition in Wales.

The 2019 – 2020 season sees Mr. Guetti’s debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Sarastro in the Julie
Taymor production of The Magic Flute. He will also join the ensemble as a featured soloist at Deutsche
Oper Berlin with roles including Il Principe di Bouillon in a concert version of Adriana Lecouvreur
starring Anna Netrebko, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Peter Quince in a new production of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, the King in Aida, Count Horn in Un ballo in
maschera, and the Mayor in new production of La forza del destino, among others.

Operatic roles as a member of the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago include Der
Polizeikomissar in Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Edward Gardner, Second Armed Man in Die
Zauberflöte, Zaretsky in the Robert Carsen production of Yevgeny Onegin, the Mandarin in Turandot, and
a Greek Captain in Les Troyens, with cover assignments including Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Hunding in
Die Walküre, Timur in Turandot, and Gualtiero in I Puritani. Additional operatic highlights include his
debut with the Glyndebourne Festival as the Nightwatchman in a revival of Sir David McVicar’s
production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and covering the role of Don Basilio in a new production
of Il barbiere di Siviglia, his company debut with Opera Philadelphia as José Tripaldi in Golijov’s
Ainadamar, his company debut with Dallas Opera in Francesca Zambello’s production of Salome as the
Fifth Jew, and the Commendatore in Don Giovanni with Martina Arroryo’s Prelude to Performance
program.

On the concert stage, Mr. Guetti has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert
performance of Tosca as Sciarrone, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl. He also
appeared with the National Symphony Orchestra for Bernstein’s Songfest, which was recorded live and
released on the Naxos recording label.

While studying at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia Mr. Guetti appeared as the title role in Don
Quichotte, Prince Gremin and Zaretsky in Yevgeny Onegin, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Tom in
Un ballo in maschera, Arkel in Pelléas et Mélisande, and Crespel and Wilhelm in Les Contes
d’Hoffmann. As a member of the Filene Artist Program at Wolf Trap Opera, Mr. Guetti appeared as
Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Grant Gershon conducting the National Symphony Orchestra, and as an
apprentice at Santa Fe Opera, Mr. Guetti was featured as Leggatt in the world premiere of Theodore
Morrison’s Oscar and the American premiere of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.

Honors and awards include a 2014 grand prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions, a 2014 Sarah Tucker Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation, first prize in the Gerda
Lissner competition in 2015, Audience Favorite Award at the Giargiri Bel Canto Competition in 2013,
and First Prize in the Prémio “Verdi” competition.

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