Andrew Bidlack
Vocalists
— Tenor
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Manager: Michael Benchetrit
Management Territory: Worldwide
“When the world's sweetest looking Simpleton, adorable Adler Fellow Andrew Bidlack, first clung to his spire, raised his head in prayer, and limped across the stage, the soulfulness of his silent characterization broke my heart. If, in his aria, what was intended as innocence and spiritual illumination impressed most for sweetness and charm, the bel canto skill with which he pared down his voice suggests that the portrayal will likely mature into a great one.” —Bay Area Reporter, 10/30/08
“A singer who recognizes how to sing ‘to’ an audience rather than ‘at’ them was the spirited young tenor, Andrew Bidlack. His is a honeyed voice, smooth and clear, and delivered with personality and charm. His ‘Hark, the lark sings in the woods’ (Horch, die Lerche singt im Hain) from Otto Nicolai’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, and his joyous rendition of the ‘Judgement of Paris’ from Jacques Offenbach’s ‘La Belle Hélène’ were among the high points of the evening. The discerning audience gave him applause to match.” —Napa Valley Register, 3/2008
About
Tenor Andrew Bidlack, in his last year as an Adler Fellow, made his San Francisco Opera debut in May 2008 in The Little Prince and has since appeared as Odoardo (Ariodante), Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Count Albert (Die Tote Stadt), the Simpleton (Boris Godunov) and Gastone (La Traviata).
A 2007 Merola Opera Program participant, Andrew Bidlack created the role of Charles Carter in the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Hotel Casablanca. The Pennsylvania native has appeared as Rodolfo (La Bohème) with the Opera Company of Brooklyn, Tamino (The Magic . . . Flute) at Ohio Northern University, and Rolla (I Masnadieri) with Sarasota Opera. At the Spoleto Festival in Italy, he performed the role of A Guest in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker Street, which was recorded and released under the Chandos label. With Philadelphia's Temple University Opera Theater he performed the title-role in Candide and Tom Snout (A Midsummer Night's Dream). Concert performances include the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Mozart’s Requiem.
Mr. Bidlack served as an apprentice at Florida Grand Opera, where he covered Ferrando (Così Fan Tutte), and Des Moines Metro Opera, where he performed Bastien in Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne and covered Tom Rakewell (The Rake's Progress). He has also been an apprentice artist at the Santa Fe Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Opera North in New Hampshire.
Upcoming performances with the San Francisco Opera include Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) and Ruiz (Il Trovatore), as well as Ishmael in a workshop performance of Jake Heggie’s opera in progress Moby Dick with the San Francisco Opera Center. Mr. Bidlack will also make his debut with Florida Grand Opera as Almaviva in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and cover Emilio (Partenope) at the New York City Opera.
