One of the most promising young baritones in the operatic world of today,

Carlos Archuleta is  an exciting performer full of vitality and magnetic

presence. He is at home is diverse styles of singing including the works of

Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini and those of contemporary

composers such as Adams and Adamo.

Mr. Archuleta has been a recent guest of notable companies including the

Washington National Opera (Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Count di Luna in Il

Trovatore and Nogales in Luisa Fernanda), Dallas (Uncle Salvaor in De

Falla's La Vida Breve), Orlando Opera (Silvio in I Pagliacci and Baritone

Soloist in Carmina Burana) Minnesota Opera (Papageno in Die Zauberflöte

and the title role in Nixon in China), Santa Fe Opera (The Accuser in the

world premiere of Bright Sheng’s Madame Mao, Opera Roanoke in the title

role in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. In addition, he has appeared with the Orlando

Opera as Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Utah Opera as Papageno, Dayton

Opera as Escamillo, Utah Opera, Opera Aperta, Natchez Opera Festival, and

Opera Southwest.

Recent appearances include notable debuts with the New York City Opera as

Escamillo, the New Orleans Opera in the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro, and

the Cincinnati Opera as Alvaro in Florencia en el Amazonas, returns to the

Minnesota Opera as Cyrus in Croesus. with, Boston Lyric Opera as

Sharpless, Tulsa Opera as Escamillo, the Minnesota Opera as the Count in

Le Nozze di Figaro and Lake George Opera as Marcello, This summer, he will

sing Belcore for the Sugar Creek Festival of Song.  In 2009, he will make a

notable debut in London at the Royal Albert Hall as Escamillo and return to

Utah Opera as Malatesta..

On the concert stage,  Mr. Archuleta has performed, Bach’s Cantata BWV 82

Ich habe Genug, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel's Messiah, and the Bach

Magnificat, as well as numerous performances of the Brahms Requiem with

such organizations as the American Festival of Microtonal Music,

Masterworks Chorale, Paul Madore Chorale, Salem Philharmonic, Pro Musica

Chorus, and Boston Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra.  He has also appeared

as Baritone Soloist in Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia Espansiva) with

the Minnesota Orchestra and appeared with the Nashua, New Hampshire

Symphony, Boston Vocal Artists, Choral Arts Society of Massachusetts,

Minnesota Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Highlands Orchestra of New

Mexico and performed Mahler's Die Kindertotenlieder in New Mexico. He has

also been a guest artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Affiliated

Artist Recital Series, performing the role of Coyote in the new operatic work of

Charles Shadle Coyote's Dinner. Also he was pleased to premiere a song

cycle by the same composer especially written for him using text by the New

Mexican poet Jim Sagel.  Last season, he appeared as Baritone soloist in

Carmina Burana with the Asheville Symphony and with the North Arkansas

Symphony. 

Mr. Archuleta is a  native of New Mexico.

 

 

CARLOS ARCHULETA

Vocal Category: Baritone

Representation: Europe excl. Germany

Carmen, Royal Albert Hall

'Only Carlos Archuleta's Escamillo really

aligns voice and physicality, into a powerful

realisation of the macho bullfighter.’

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Career Highlights

Belcore: Washington National Opera

Conte di Luna: Washington National Opera

Escamillo: NYCO/Royal Albert Hall

Figaro: New Orleans

Papageno: Minnesota Opera

Nixon: Minnesota Opera

Nogales: Washington National Opera

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