AVA Alumni

Peter Barber ’23 · bass-baritone

AVA Third-year Resident Artist

Hometown

Crozet, Virginia

Education

M.M. Vocal Arts and Performance, University of Southern California; B.M. Music Industry, James Madison University

Competitions

Finalist and Encouragement Award, Mentoris Project Voice Competition, 2020; Winner, USC CCO Aria Competition, 2018; Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award and Scholarship, University of Southern California, 2018-2020

Roles at AVA

Schaunard, La bohème; Prince Gremin, Eugene Onegin

Previous Roles

Fiorello, The Barber of Seville, The Santa Fe Opera (Cover); Vodník, Rusalka, LAH-SOW, Sarastro, The Magic Flute; The Hunter, Rusalka, The Santa Fe Opera (Cover), Guglielmo, Così fan tutte; Amantio, Gianni Schicchi, Pacific Opera Project; Stobrod/Blindman, Cold Mountain, Music Academy of the West; Bottom, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro; Le Chambellan, Le Rossignol; Le Fauteuil/L’Arbre, L’enfant et les Sortilèges, University of Southern California; Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte; The Mikado, The Mikado; Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, James Madison University

Roles at AVA