Schyler
Vargas

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Schyler Vargas
(He/Him) Mexican-American baritone, Schyler Vargas' notable credits include performing at Carnegie Hall in Iolanthe by Gilbert & Sullivan alongside Christine Ebersole and Santino Fontana, premiering UNKNOWN by Shawn Okpebholo which was featured on PBS NewsHour and NPR, and winning the Rocky Mountain District in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition twice. Role highlights include: Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods, and Maximilian in Candide.
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Schyler Vargas

Mexican-American baritone, Schyler Vargas, is establishing himself as a versatile young talent, bringing interdisciplinary performances to the operatic, theatrical, and concert stage. Noted as a “distinguished” (Washington Classical Review) and “powerful baritone,” (Washington Post) his notable credits include performing at Carnegie Hall in Iolanthe by Gilbert & Sullivan alongside Christine Ebersole and Santino Fontana and premiering UNKNOWN by Shawn Okpebholo which was featured on PBS NewsHour and NPR. He will return to Carnegie Hall as Connie and Ragged Man in Ricky Ian Gordan’s The Grapes of Wrath conducted and directed by Ted Sperling this April. Previously, he has been seen in main stage roles at The Atlanta Opera, Arizona Opera, UrbanArias, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Glimmerglass Opera Festival, and the Chateau de Versailles. Role highlights include: Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf in Into the Woods, Maximilian in Candide, and Riff, Diesel, and Chino in West Side Story by with original Jerome Robbins choreography, among others. On the concert stage, Schyler has performed as the baritone soloist for Vaughn William’s Five Mystical Songs, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, Schubert’s Mass in Ab, and Mark Hayes’ Requiem.

An award winning performer, Schyler has seen success in competitions with notable awards including: 1st place in Tri-Cities Opera’s Vocal Competition, two time winner of the Rocky Mountain District in the Laffont Competition with the Metropolitan Opera, 2nd place and Audience Favorite in the Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition, 2nd place at the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Aria Competition, and two time District Winner in the Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Voice Competition. 

Prioritizing new music in his career, Schyler has proudly worked on various commissions for new operas and song cycles with the Houston Grand Opera, Cincinnati Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Schyler received his Master of Music degree from the renowned University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and his Bachelor of Music with a minor in Business Administration from Colorado State University.

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