Gregory Stuart Baritone

Gregory Scott Stuart sings several opera roles each year in addition to engagements as a stage director, actor, church musician. He has sung numerous leading or supporting roles in operas with local and regional companies. A soloist in world premieres of Paul Leavitt's Cantata Emmanuel,  his Magnificat and in premieres of his Requiem in Washington, Paris and at Lincoln Center, NYC and on CD, he has concertized with Symphony of Arlington and for the Society of the Cincinnati. As an actor, he played in the Helen Hayes nominated ensemble of Optimism or Voltaire's Candide at Spooky Action Theatre and has a slew of Shakespeare roles to his credit with Shakespeare Opera Theatre, Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, New England Shakespeare Festival, tread the boards at DC’s Studio Theatre, and in musicals with Pittsburgh Playhouse, Bay Theatre & Ithaca Opera, including a national tour of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He directed the US premiere of a French musical, Bigoudi, several operas, world premieres of Phillip Freund’s Jocasta and Sean Pflüger’s opera Children in the Mist. He is the Manager of External Affairs for Vocal Arts DC. He teaches singing, theatre and yoga. Also this month, he sings El Dancaïre in Carmen with Opera Concert Theatre in Columbia, MD, then acts in two productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Later, he directs The Tragedy of Madame Butterfly for Loudoun Lyric Opera, where he serves on the board of directors.