Mark Walters

Being touted as one of the next great American Verdi baritones, Opera News describes Mark Walters as “a force to be reckoned with.” He is currently being lauded for his performances throughout the United States in the title role of Rigoletto, Germont in La traviata, Renato in Un ballo in maschera and Di Luna in Il trovatore. For his performance in La forza del destino, The Chicago Sun Times commended his “vocal fury”. For the 2015-2016 season Walters makes a company debut as Scarpia in Tosca with Minnesota Opera and also returns for their world première as Mark Torrance in The Shining. He also makes company debuts as Don Giovanni with Opera Santa Barbara and as Germont in La Traviata with the Finger Lakes Opera. He returns as Scarpia in Tosca with Sarasota Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butte