Colin Anderson, baritone, is a passionate artist who uses musical storytelling to create emotional connections with audiences. With recent performances as Onegin in Jacobs School of Music’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Anderson has portrayed Amanasro in Utah Festival Opera’s production of Verdi’s Aida, Peter in Humperdink’s Hansel und Gretel Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, Bottom in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Miami Classical Music Festival and Oberlin Conservatory, Sam in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, and Antonio in The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Mozart. Along with performing the many classics of the opera world, Anderson has also delved into 21st century opera through performances of Du Yun’s Angels Bone, Rachel J. Peter’s Wild Beasts of the Bungalow, and even played a silent role in Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up. In each contemporary production, he has enjoyed working closely with composers and librettists. Along with his operatic career, Anderson has a love for art song of many styles. He has a particular interest in music by underrepresented minority groups, showing that classical music is more diverse than one might believe it to be. Anderson recently graduated with a Masters in Vocal Performance. Along with completing his degree, Anderson was also awarded the Performers Certificate by the Jacobs School of Music in recognition for musical performance and technical proficiency through performance.