Resident Artists
Stephen Barchi, baritone
AVA first-year Resident Artist
Hometown: New York
Education: B.M., The Juilliard School
Competitions: Winner, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) Vocal Competition, 2006.
Roles at AVA: Silvano, Un ballo in maschera; title role, Eugene Onegin; Fiorello, Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Other Roles: Starveling, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Anthony Comstock, The Mother of Us All; Il Furore, La Doriclea; Aeneas, Dido and Aeneas, and covered Marco, the Notary, and Spinelloccio in Gianni Schicchi.