Phillip Lopez

Described by Opera News as having a “resonant bass-baritone”, Phillip Lopez is generating great acclaim in new and established repertoire across the United States. Mr. Lopez recently made his house and role debuts as Cesar Chavez in Dolores with West Edge Opera, a new work by Nicolás Lell Benavides outlining the farmworkers’ rights movement in the 1960s, and Escamillo in Carmen with St. Petersburg Opera. For the 2024-25 season, Mr. Lopez returned to Florida Grand Opera to portray Zuniga in Carmen, interpreted the role of The Commentator in Scalia/Ginsburg with Riverside Theatre, and performed Bartolo in Opéra Louisiane's production of Il barbiere di Siviglia. Past roles include Don Parmenione in L'occasione fa il Ladro with Opera Southwest, Emil de’Beque in South Pacific with the Orpheum Theatre, Angelotti in Tosca and Betto in Gianni Schicchi with Florida Grand Opera, and Father in Thumbprint with Chautauqua Opera. In concert, Mr. Lopez recently appeared as a soloist in the Stars of Tomorrow Concert with Des Moines Metro Opera, a Spanish-language version of Handel’s Messiah with the Phoenix Symphony, and as a soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra.