Robert Balonek

Praised by the NY Times as having a “Commanding, steely baritone and a direct, crystal-clear delivery” and by the Winston-Salem journal, “Balonek, who might well be the most acrobatic opera singer I have ever seen. His antics are dazzling, and his voice is, too.” Robert is extremely versatile in his acting, dancing, and singing. He has performed everything from bass-baritone Oratorio such as the Creation Mass (Haydn), Saul (Handel), Carmina Burana (Orff), to lyric baritone roles such as Silvio (Pagliacci) and Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) to Verdi’s Rigoletto, Ford (Falstaff) and Scarpia (Tosca) throughout the US. This season, he is the title role in Opera San Jose’s first Sunday Matinee of Rigoletto, Father Capulet in Opera San Jose’s Romeo Et Juliette, and also as Figaro in Piedmont