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Richard Cassell, Dramatic Baritone Richard Cassell, Dramatic Baritone

“Superb character actor”, San Antonio Express News and “first-class Falstaff...brilliant acting and singing”, Il Giornale d'Italia and “vocally robust, with ample poise and charisma”, Jeremy Eichler, The New York Times are just a few of the accolades bestowed upon Richard Cassell by the press.

This popular artist has appeared with Opera Memphis, Opera Bangkok, Lyric Opera of San Antonio, State Repertory Opera of New Jersey and Chattanooga Opera among others in such varied roles as the title roles in Falstaff , Don Pasquale and Don Giovanni , Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte , Peter in Hansel and Gretel , Alberich, Doctor Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro and Doctor Dulcamara in L'Elisir d'amore . Richard's upcoming engagements include Alberich in Das Rheingold with the International Wagner Society, Shaman in Mae Nak with Opera Bangkok, Frank in Die Fledermaus with the Albanian National Opera, Basilio in The Barber of Seville with Opera Theatre of New Jersey, Sacristan in Tosca with Lyric Opera of San Antonio, Benoit and Alcindoro in La Bohème with New Rochelle Opera and Bartolo in The Barber of Seville with Dupage Opera Theatre.

Operatic Repertoire

Tonio	*I Pagliacci*
The Dutchman	*Der fliegende Holländer*
Sir John Falstaff	*Falstaff*
Baron Scarpia	*Tosca*
Jokanaan	*Salome*
Don Pizarro	*Fidelio*
Leporello,	*Don Giovanni*
Benoit, Alcindoro, Colline, Schaunard	*La Bohème*
Bartolo	*Le nozze di Figaro*
Sarastro	*Die Zauberflöte*
Alberich	*Das Rheingold*
Wotan	Siegfried
Wotan	Götterdämmerung
Mikado	*The Mikado*
Peter	*Hänsel und Gretel*
Hortensio, Sulpice	*La Fille du Regiment*
Baron Zita, Njegus	*The Merry Widow*
Sir Joseph Porter	*HMS Pinafore*
Cuno, Hermit	*Der Freischütz*
Don Alfonso	*Così fan tutte*
Commendatore	*Don Giovanni*
Raimondo	*Lucia di Lammermoor*
Don Pasquale	*Don Pasquale*
Bartolo, Basilio	*The Barber of Seville*
Doctor Dulcamara	*L'Elisir d'amore*
Sacristan	*Tosca*

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

Chattanooga Opera

Opera Bangkok

Opera Memphis

Maine Grand Opera

Pacific Opera

Lyric Opera of San Antonio

Natchez Opera Festival

Amato Opera

Opera Festival of Rome

Bronx Opera

Silesian State Opera

Trinity Opera

Virgin Atlantic Festival

Lyric Opera of Cleveland

Opera Idaho

Wagner Festival Orchestra

Center for Contemporary Opera

State Repertory Opera of New Jersey

OTHER ROLES INCLUDE

Count Almaviva	*Le nozze di Figaro*
Osmin	*Die Entführung aus dem Serail*
Beckmesser	*Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*
Bottom	*Midsummer Night's Dream*
Daland	*Der fliegende Holländer*
Klingsor	*Parsifal*
Melitone	*La Forza del destino*
Baron Ochs	Faninal Der Rosenkavalier
Orest	*Elektra*
Jokanaan	*Salome*
Don Pizarro	*Fidelio*

Operatic Repertoire

Wotan

Siegfried

Wotan

Götterdämmerung