Ricardo Garcia is thrillingly described as possessing a voice, “at times lilting and lyrical, at times intense with excitement” by KWMR FM. In the 2024-25 season, he sings his first performances of Tamino in Die Zauberflote with Florida Grand Opera and joins the New World Symphony as the Father in Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins. And he returns to the Staatstheater Darmstadt as Andres in Wozzeck, Alfonso in La muette de Portici, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, the Steuermann in Tristan und Isolde, Der Geschäftsmann and Der Vater in Der kleine Prinz in addition to reprising Oronte in Alcina. Last season, he joined the ensemble at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and returned to Alfredo in La traviata and debuted the roles of Lenski in Eugene Onegin, Cassio in Otello, and Oronte in Alcina with the company before joining Wolf Trap Opera as Nikolaus Sprink in Puts and Cambell’s Silent Night and for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the National Symphony Orchestra.

His recent performances include Roméo in Roméo et Juliette and Fabrizio Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza with Central City Opera, further performances of Roméo in Roméo et Juliette with Boston Lyric Opera, Grimoaldo in Rodelinda at the Aspen Music Festival, and Valcour in L’amant anonyme with Wolf Trap Opera.

He is a former Butler Studio Artist of Houston Grand Opera. While with the company, he sang Alfredo in La traviata, Roméo in Roméo et Juliette, Third Jew in Salome, Remendado in Carmen and Papi and Jasper in the world premiere of Thompson’s Snowy Day, Schmidt in Werther, First Commissioner in Dialogues des Carmélites, Hans Sachs’ Trainer in Little’s Vinkensport, in addition to covering Tamino in Die Zauberflöte.

He was a Resident Artist of Portland Opera where he sang Bill in A Hand of Bridge and Donald Hopewell in Gallantry and covered Andronico in Bajazet.  He joined Music Academy of the West as Jenik in The Bartered Bride, Opera on the James as Fenton in Falstaff, and Tulsa Opera as the Lamplighter and Drunkard in The Little Prince.

Mr. Garcia earned his Master of Music Degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, at which he sang a host of leading roles, including the Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw, Bajazet in Tamerlano, Le Mari in Les mamelles de Tiresias, Houssar in Mavra, the title role of Bastianello, Lorenzo in Musto’s Lucrezia, and Younger Thompson in Cipullo’s Glory Denied. He was also an Apprentice Artist at Santa Fe Opera and a previous Studio Artist at Wolf Trap Opera.

On the concert stage, Mr. Garcia has sung Handel’s Messiah with the Pacific Chamber Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Eureka Symphony, and Gonzalez‘s Misa Azteca with the Rogue Valley Chorale. While at Wolf Trap Opera, he was tenor soloist in the company’s Bernstein at 100 concert with the National Orchestral Institute. He has been presented in solo recital by Castro Valley Performing Artist and as a distinguished alumnus of Songfest.

He is a 2020 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions New Orleans and Puerto Rico District. Previously in the competition he has won in the San Francisco District and has received encouragement awards at the district level. Prior to earning his Master of Music degree from San Francisco Conservatory, he completed his Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Pacific.  Prior to beginning his operatic career, he played professional baseball with the Storm, a high independent league affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Photographs featuring Ricardo Garcia