Baritone Evan Hammond is quickly gaining attention at the national level and has established himself as a versatile performer in both opera and musical theatre.
Baritone Evan Hammond is quickly gaining attention at the national level and has established himself as a versatile performer in both opera and musical theatre. Mr. Hammond recently made his Des Moines Metro Opera debut as The Captain in Candide as well as covering the role of Maximilian, and was scheduled to return to the mainstage in 2020 to sing the role of Un satyre in Rameau’s Platée and Tommy McIntyre in Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s Fellow Travelers (all canceled due to COVID-19). In 2020, he was scheduled to make his role and company debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Shreveport Opera (canceled due to COVID-19), where he also performed as the Duke in The Man of La Mancha. This fall, Mr. Hammond looks forward to making his role debut as Figaro in Opéra Louisiane’s digital production of Il barbiere di Siviglia and in the summer of 2021, he will make his European debut as Masetto in Don Giovanni with the Festival Lyrique-en-mer. Other notable performance credits include Le Mari in Les Mamelles de Tirésias, the title role in Eugene Onegin, and John Cree in Elizbeth Cree by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell, all with Louisiana State University. Additional favorites include The Gamekeeper in The Cunning Little Vixen, Marcello in La bohème, Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. An excellent interpreter of new opera, Mr. Hammond performed the role of Tampico in the North American premier of Charles Lucien Lambert’s La Flamenca with Opera Creole of New Orleans in 2017, and that same year he placed second in the National Association of
Baritone Evan Hammond is quickly gaining attention at the national level and has established himself as a versatile performer in both opera and musical theatre.
Baritone Evan Hammond is quickly gaining attention at the national level and has established himself as a versatile performer in both opera and musical theatre. Mr. Hammond recently made his Des Moines Metro Opera debut as The Captain in Candide as well as covering the role of Maximilian, and was scheduled to return to the mainstage in 2020 to sing the role of Un satyre in Rameau’s Platée and Tommy McIntyre in Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s Fellow Travelers (all canceled due to COVID-19). In 2020, he was scheduled to make his role and company debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Shreveport Opera (canceled due to COVID-19), where he also performed as the Duke in The Man of La Mancha. This fall, Mr. Hammond looks forward to making his role debut as Figaro in Opéra Louisiane’s digital production of Il barbiere di Siviglia and in the summer of 2021, he will make his European debut as Masetto in Don Giovanni with the Festival Lyrique-en-mer. Other notable performance credits include Le Mari in Les Mamelles de Tirésias, the title role in Eugene Onegin, and John Cree in Elizbeth Cree by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell, all with Louisiana State University. Additional favorites include The Gamekeeper in The Cunning Little Vixen, Marcello in La bohème, Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. An excellent interpreter of new opera, Mr. Hammond performed the role of Tampico in the North American premier of Charles Lucien Lambert’s La Flamenca with Opera Creole of New Orleans in 2017, and that same year he placed second in the National Association of