Connor Baiano is a British-Italian bass who graduated from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM/RAO) with an Advanced Diploma in Opera in 2021, where he studied under Mark Wildman and Ingrid Surgenor.
Connor’s most recent solo performance was as Fafner on the opening night of Das Rheingold for Longborough Festival Opera’s 2024 Ring Cycle, where he was covering the role in both Rheingold and Siegfried. He returns to Longborough after covering Herman Levi in Wahnfried and singing chorus in Barbiere di Siviglia (2025).
Other fully performed roles include General Lovarof in Camille Erlanger’s L’Aube Rouge for Wexford Festival Opera (WFO), Hortensius – La Fille du Régiment (WFO), Luka – The Bear (MEA), Don Alfonso – Cosi fan tutte (RAO), Peter Quince – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RAO), Sarastro – Die Zauberflöte (RAO/ cover at Longborough Festival Opera), Colline – La Bohème (Clonter Opera), Bertrand – Iolanta (RAO), and the roles of Lakai and Truffaldin – Ariadne auf Naxos (Berlin Opera Academy).
In 2021 he moved to Florence, Italy, where he was employed by Mascarade Emerging Artists from 2021-2023.