Resident Artists
Steven LaBrie, baritone
AVA fourth-year resident artist
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Education: Lake Highlands High School
Competitions: First Place, Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, 2009; Sergio Franchi Scholarship Award Winner, 2008; second place, Palm Beach Opera Competition, 2008; second place, Parkinson Competition, 2008; Nelson Eddy Scholarship recipient, 2007/2008; Richard Tucker Competition, 2007; Third Place, Mozart Award and People’s Choice Award, Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, 2006.
Roles at AVA: Marcello, La bohème; Fiorello, Il barbiere di Siviglia; Captain, Eugene Onegin; Guglielmo, Così fan tutte; Baron Douphol, La traviata; Kuligan, Kát’a Kabanová; Dottor Malatesta, Don Pasquale.
Other roles: Antonio, Le nozze di Figaro, Crested Butte Music Festival.
