Resident Artists

Geoffrey Schmelzer · baritone

AVA Second-year Resident Artist

Hometown

Skokie, Illinois

Education:
Northwestern University (MM), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BM)

Awards:
The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, St. Louis and Iowa Districts (Encouragement Award), Opera Mississippi Vocal Competition (1st Place Crossover Winner), Northwestern University 2023 Concerto Competition Winner, Central City Opera Cady Young Artist Award, Casa Italia Chicago Muccianti Scholarship Award.

Recent Roles:
Valentin in Faust (The Academy of Vocal Arts), Mr. Greatorex/George Gissing/Etcher/Witness #6 in Elizabeth Cree and Major-General Stanley cover in The Pirates of Penzance (The Glimmerglass Festival), Fiorello and Figaro (cover) in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Junius in The Rape of Lucretia (AVA), Grégorio in Roméo et Juliette (Central City Opera).

Roles at AVA