Past performances 2007 — Yesterday
Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), Puccini
San Diego OperaLo zio Bonzo (Uncle Bonze)
View cast and crewRigoletto, Verdi
Opera in the Park PortlandIl Conte di Monterone (The Count of Monterone)
View cast and crewLa Traviata (La traviata), Verdi
Boheme Opera NJIl marchese d'Obigny (The Marquis of Obigny)
View cast and crewAmerican bass, DeAndre Simmons, having been hailed as being a "class act" by the Los Angeles Times, continues to gain recognition for his beautifully velvet voice, incisive musicianship and captivating stage presence. He has performed with such great opera houses and orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, Columbia Pro Cantare, Opera Panama, Pacific Opera Victoria, Castleton Festival under Maestro Lorin Maazel, Santa Barbara Symphony, Curtis Opera Theatre, London Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, RAI orchestra, New York Philharmonic, New York City Opera, Opera Köln, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Houston Ebony Opera, Opera Atlantic and others. DeAndre has sung in the premiers of several works including the Wes