Stephen Hegedus

bass-baritone

Hailed as a singer possessing “an instrument of rare beauty, majestic and commanding from the bottom of his range to the top” (Ottawa Citizen), bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus balances a busy schedule of both operatic and oratorio repertoire.

This season, Stephen returned to Opera Atelier as Sarastro in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and Opéra de Montréal as Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen. Additionally, he joined the Regina Symphony for Bach’s Johannes Passion.

Recently, Hegedus returned to Pacific Opera Victoria for Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, and Opera Atelier for Charpentier’s David and Jonathan. On the concert stage, he saw reengagements with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and Les Violons du Roy, for the works of Handel, Mozart, and Bach. Hegedus’ 2023/24 season included engagements with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Bruckner’s Te Deum), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Haydn’s Creation), and Handel’s Messiah with the Victoria Symphony, Grand Philharmonic Choir and Guelph Chamber Choir.

Additional recent engagements include Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Vancouver Bach Choir, and appearances with Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières for both Puccini’s La bohème and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Especially appreciated for his performance in Messiah, he has been heard in Handel’s masterpiece with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Naples Philharmonic, Victoria Symphony, and Orchestre Métropolitain under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.