Christian Simmons Bass-baritone
Christian Simmons, bass-baritone, is a native of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. He will be joining the Cafritz Young Artists of the Washington National Opera for the 2021-2022 season and making his debut in the documentary film of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s Blue. He has performed with various festivals and companies around the world including the Morgan State University Theater, Bel Cantanti Opera Company, Washington Opera Society, Castleton Music Festival, Amalfi Coast Music Festival, Berlin Opera Academy, Bare Opera Company, and the Maryland Opera Studio. Performance highlights include The Devil and Daniel Webster (Jabez Stone), The Wiz (Lion), Romeo et Juliette (Duke), Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro), L’incoronazione di Poppea (Seneca), Aida (King), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), and La finta giardiniera (Nardo).