Praised for his “vocal power and finesse” & “irresistible hijinks,” baritone Andy Papas is sought after for his impeccable musicianship and mastery of comic repertoire.

The 2026-27 Season continues with Andy back in the Pacific Northwest for his fourth Don Pasquale, and seventh leading role in the Seattle metro area. After spending the winter on snow as Content Producer for Bromley Mountain, he will return to the land of the midnight sun as Schaunard in La Bohème with Anchorage Opera. The season began with a debut for Opera Orlando in The Merry Widow as Baron Zeta, where the Orlando Sentinel praised his “frazzled comic zeal”. In May, he sang his first Verdi Requiem as Bass Soloist in a company debut for the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra (WI). Andy sang the brief but comic role of Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro for Raylynmor Opera in June.

2025-2026 was marked by a revisit to favorite leading comic and tragic roles. Andy sang his first mainstage Tonio in I Pagliacci in August for Union Avenue Opera, praised by the St. Louis press for his “chilling” performance. In September, he was Cinderella's father Pandolfe in Massenet's luxurious Cendrillon with Vashon Opera (Seattle). He spent the fall of 2025 cracking audiences up throughout Connecticut in his signature Major General (Pirates of Penzance), with Salt Marsh Opera.

In the 2024-25 season, Andy returned to familiar haunts in the Pacific Northwest and South. Fall 2024 featured Andy in his dream role, the title role in Verdi’s Falstaff with Pacific Northwest Opera, his 3rd adventure with Shakespeare’s Fat Knight, and 1st fully staged production. In February, he performed in Rhiannon Giddens’ Omar’s Journey in a debut with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra alongside a star-studded cast. In March, Andy returned to Southeast Texas for the first time since completing studies at the Univ. of Houston, for Opera in the Heights’ production of L’Italiana in Algieri. He debuted the role of Mustafa in this co-production with Anchorage Opera and was also in Alaska to perform L’Italiana in April. Finally, Andy served as Content Producer at Bromley Mountain Ski Resort in Vermont during ski season.

Other noteworthy recent engagements for Mr. Papas include the Music Master in Ariadne auf Naxos with Vashon Opera, Benoit in La bohème with The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, The Major General for Opera Naples, Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow with Opera Saratoga, Pandolfe in Cendrillon with Opera Company of Middlebury; and the title role in Falstaff & Tonio in Pagliacci with Raylynmor Opera.

An accomplished performer on the musical theater stage, Mr. Papas has brought his acting prowess to roles such as Mr. Bumble in Oliver at New Repertory Theatre and as George/Lord Boxington in My Fair Lady at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston. He has also performed the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at Music on Norway Pond, and delighted audiences as Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid for Fiddlehead Theater.

Mr. Papas can be heard on Bridge Records as Bugs/Gent, which he also performed with Opera Saratoga, on Albany Records as Stephano in the world premiere of composer Joseph Summer’s The Tempest, and on New World Records as part of White Snake Projects recording of The Ouroboros Trilogy: Naga.

Andy completed his Master of Music degree in Voice at the University of Houston, and his Bachelor of Music in Voice at the University of Michigan. He was born and raised in Metro Boston, and started playing both piano and trumpet at the age of 8. In his free time, Andy enjoys skiing & traveling, and owes everything to his family and husband Christopher.