One of today’s most sought-after lyric baritones on the international stage, Canadian-Italian Brett Polegato has earned the highest praise from audiences and critics for his artistic sensibility: "his is a serious and seductive voice" says the Globe and Mail, while the New York Times has praised him for his "burnished, well-focused voice", which he uses with "considerable intelligence and nuance". His career has encompassed over fifty operatic roles at the world’s most prestigious venues including La Scala, l’Opéra National de Paris, the Glyndebourne Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, the Teatro Real, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Carnegie Hall.
In the 2024/ 2025 season, he performs the role of Sharpless Madama Butterfly with Vancouver Opera and appears in concert with the Richard Eaton Singers and The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Recent UK performances include Prospero in the world premiere of Anthony Bolton’s Island of Dreams, Scarpia Tosca, and Rodrigo Don Carlo at Grange Park Opera.
Recent operatic highlights include his debuts at MusikTheater an der Wien (Capulet Roméo et Juliette), the Metropolitan Opera (Bretigny Manon), and Wexford Festival Opera (Dr Talbot in the European premiere of William Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight).