Geoffrey Peterson is a lyric baritone from Trumansburg, New York, currently living in Houston, Texas. He most recently created the roles of the “Pastor”/“Promotor”/“Walter White” in Houston Grand Opera’s world premier of Marian’s Song. Previous credits include “King Melchior” (Amahl and the Night Visitors), “Corporal” (La Fille du Regiment) at Opera in the Heights, “Nosey Parent” (Speed Dating Tonight!) with the Taos Opera Institute, and “Luiz” (The Gondoliers) with the Houston Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston. This summer, he will be joining the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theater St. Louis, where he will perform the the role of “Doctor” in William Grant Still’s Highway 1, U.S.A, and cover several other roles throughout the season. Mr. Peterson has also been active has a teaching artist with Houston Grand Opera’s HGOco program, leading empathy training workshops at the Harris county juvenile detention center & performing “Story book Opera’s”. He has also been a featured performer with their acclaimed Opera to Go program. Credits include “Pavo Picasso” (Strega Nona), “Dulcamara" (The Elixir of Love), and “Isabella”/“The King” (Cinderella in Spain). Mr. Peterson is also a private voice instructor at Spring Woods High School. An advocate for social justice through music, he has also been a soloist and ensemble member with community ensembles, including the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, and the Vitamin L Chorus.