Geoffrey Peterson

Geoffrey Peterson is a lyric baritone from Trumansburg, New York. He was most recently a  young artist at Opera Orlando where he performed and covered a number of principal roles. Most notably  “Papageno” (Die Zauberflöte [cover]), Amantio (Gianni Schicchi), “Slook” (La Cambiale di Matrimonio), & “Hortensius” (La Fille du Regiment) Other young artist programs include Opera Theater of St. Louis (Gerdine Young Artist), and the Taos Opera Institute. A lover of new music, he has been fortunate to create and workshop the roles of the “Pastor”/“Promotor”/“Walter White” in Houston Grand Opera’s world premier of Marian’s Song, “Augustus” in Opera Orlando’s world premiere of The Secret River, “He” in He Who Gets Slapped, by composer Alexander Burtzos, and “The Scholar” in the west coast premier of “I CAN’T BREATHE” at Pacific Opera Project. 

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. At Opera Orlando, he worked with their Youth Company, coaching and preparing young singers for solo and ensemble competitions, master classes and other performances throughout Orange and Osceola counties, as well as engaging the community in a number of outreach performances. 

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