Phillip Addis
Canadian baritone Phillip Addis is perhaps best known as the ideal Pelléas of his generation, a role he sang with opera companies and orchestras in Modena, Piacenza, Parma, Luxemburg, Cincinnati, Dresden, Bochum, Hamburg, Paris and London. He is as renowned for his Count Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro whom he has portrayed in over a dozen different productions world-wide.
Recent season highlights include Zurga Les pêcheurs de perles with Vancouver Opera, and he made role debuts as Don Alfonso Così fan tutte with Pacific Opera Victoria and as Sharpless Madama Butterfly with Opéra de Québec. Current season engagements include Almaviva at Calgary Opera as well as his first Malatesta Don Pasquale in his return to Vancouver Opera.
“Phillip Addis, playing Don Alfonso, is a veteran baritone who sang well and boasted a strong stage presence.” Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, 04/15/2023
“…baritone Phillip Addis’s Don Alphonso was a sonorous agent provocateur, all too easily leading the callow young men into an ill-fated bet on their fiancées’ fidelity.” Robin J. Miller, Opera Canada, 04/18/2023
“Philip Addis has an affinity for twentieth century music, as shown by his frequent appearances in Britten’s operas. This is a highly-intelligent young singer who carefully chooses roles he can identify with. From the moment he appeared on stage, until his demise, Addis portrayed an innocent, a trait that makes Pelléas endearing. One senses that he and Mélisande truly fell in love, unaware of their predicament. This makes their Act IV declaration “Tu ne sais pas pourquoi il faut que je m’éloigne…Tu ne sais pas que c’est parce que…/Je t’aime aussi…/Oh! qu’as‑tu dit, Mélisande!” so genuine and moving.” Ossama el Naggar, ConcertoNet.com, 01/20/2023
“Phillip Addis’ Count was particularly effective, as his was a character trying to be in command and failing miserably. His final confession…was surprisingly moving, a #MeTwo offender suddenly realizing what he is and what he has done.” Mark Morris, Edmonton Journal, 4 February 2020
“Phillip Addis was a superb Billy Budd. There was a cockiness to him that was without guile, and his singing had that same quality. His voice was virile, free and open. He climbed eagerly to his death, and Warner had the sense not to spoil the moment with the snap of the rope and a dangling body.” Rick Perdian, seenandheard-international.com 05/18/2018
Adams Dr. Atomic; Robert Oppenheimer *in preparation*
Adamo Little Women; John Brooke
Barry The Importance of Being Earnest; Algernon Moncrieff
Bizet Carmen; Escamillo;
Les pêcheurs de perles; Zurga
Britten Billy Budd; title role
Albert Herring; Sid
The Rape of Lucretia; Tarquinius
A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Demetrius
Curlew River; The Traveller
The Prodigal Son; The Elder Son
The Burning Fiery Furnace; The Astrologer
Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande; Pelléas
La Chute de la Maison Usher; Roderick Usher
Donizetti L’Elisir d’Amore; Belcore
Don Pasquale; Malatesta
Lucia di Lammermoor; Lord Enrico Ashton*
Floyd Of Mice and Men; George
Gounod Roméo et Juliette; Mercutio
Handel Agrippina; Pallante
Heggie Moby Dick; Starbuck*
Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel; Peter
Kaminsky As One; Hannah before
Marschner Der Vampyr; Lord Ruthven
Messiaen Saint François d’Assise; Frère Léon
Monk Feldman Pyramus and Thisbe; Pyramus
Mozart Don Giovanni; title role
Le Nozze di Figaro; Il Conte di Almaviva
Così fan tutte; Don Alfonso, Guglielmo
Die Zauberflöte; Papageno, Sprecher
Puccini La Bohème; Marcello, Schaunard
Madama Butterfly; Sharpless
Tosca; Angelotti
Puts Silent Night; Lieutenant Audebert
Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Figaro
L’Italiana in Algeri; Taddeo
Saariaho L’Amour de Loin; Jaufré Rudel
Strauss, R. Ariadne auf Naxos; Harlekin
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin; title role
Queen of Spades; Prince Yeletsky
Verdi La Traviata; Germont*
Don Carlo; Rodrigo, Marquis di Posa*
Il Trovatore; Il Conte di Luna*
*in preparation
Argento The Andrée Expedition
Bach BWV 32 Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen (Dialogus)
BWV 82 Ich habe genung
BWV 211 Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffeekantate)
Britten War Requiem
Cantata Misericordium
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
Brahms Requiem
Triumphlied
Fauré L’Horizon Chimérique
Requiem
Handel The Messiah
Haydn Die Schöpfung
Gounod Messe Solennelle de Saint Cécile
Morawetz Psalm 22
Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Rückert Lieder
Orff Carmina Burana
Poulenc La fraîcheur et le feu
Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
Histoires Naturelles
Schubert Winterreise
Schwanengesang
Schumann Dichterliebe
Vaughan-Williams Songs of Travel
Dona Nobis Pacem
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