Resident Artist Andrew Fellows, Baritone
Praised by critics for his “deep, solid notes full of richness,” (theatreeddy’s) and for his “superbly sung” “breathtaking delivery of arias and recitatives” (stanfiorddaily) bringing his “characters to life with great aplomb – singing and acting with exceptional skill.” (cordellreports) Award Winning Lyric Baritone, Andrew Fellows has quickly become known for his work in opera.
The 2021-2022 season saw his return to the operatic stage after the pandemic, originating the role of Rodin’s Apprentice in A Jake Heggie Triptych with Festival Opera. Later that season he made his debut to great acclaim in the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro with Stanford Live, where he evoked “chuckles from the audience,” and had critics “in a roar of laughter at his comical” (stanforddaily) take on the famous role of the sharp-witted barber. Finishing off the season he made his debut as the Toreador Escamillo in Carmen with Varna International.
During the 2022-2023 season Andrew made several house and role debuts. He covered Dr. Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro, was heard as a featured soloist in Alma Deutscher’s Cinderella, and appeared as Un Carceriere in Tosca with Opera San José. In the same season he appeared in West Edge Opera’s 2023 new opera showcase “Snapshots” at the Taube Atrium Theatre in the San Francisco Opera Center where he performed the roles of Cody in The Limit of the Sun, Shiro Azuma in When Purple Mountains Burn, and The Cellist in The Morpheus Quartet. He made his role debut in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera in a semi-staged concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. Finishing off the season he made his house debut with Pocket Opera as the “sufficiently stern” (Parterre Box) God of War, Mars, in their production of Orpheus in the Underworld.
During the 2023-2024 season Andrew returned to Opera San José in their 40th Anniversary Season. Where he performed roles such as Grégorio while covering the role of Comte Capulet in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, which won the Broadway World Award for Best Production of an Opera, study cover Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Usciere di Corte while covering Marullo in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and appeared in the West Coast premiere of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas. He also made his debut in the Hawaii International Music Festival, and appeared in the West Coast premiere of the new opera Broken Chord in collaboration with Stanford Live, and African choreographer composer duo Gregory Maqoma, and Thuthuka Sibisi.
