Soloists

Andrew Staples

Andrew Staples stands as a versatile artist of our era. He combines a busy schedule as an opera and concert singer with a career as a film and stage director and photographer.

As a distinguished tenor, he has collaborated with Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Emmanuelle Haïm, Elim Chan, Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Les Siècles, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony.

He made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Fidelio (Jacquino), returned for roles in Capriccio, Die Zauberflöte, Katya Kabanova, and Salome. In 2022, he made his debut with Britten’s Peter Grimes (Peter) at the Teatro La Fenice and his Berliner Staatsoper debut with the title role in Mozart’s Idomeneo. In 2023-24 season he performed Beethoven’s Fidelio (Florestan) with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel; and Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) with Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer.

This season, Andrew will embark on a European tour with three major orchestras; Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Ivan Fischer, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with both the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony, conducted by Daniel Harding. He will also work with Sinfonieorchester Basel, Wiener Symphoniker and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris.

(Season 2024/25)