Carlos Archuleta
baritone
A native New Mexican, Carlos Archuleta has had a varied and full singing career as an operatic baritone. His repertoire ranges from Rossini and Verdi to Adams and Falla. He has performed with notable companies such as Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, New York City Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Dallas Opera, Minnesota Opera, Orlando Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Utah Opera. Past repertoire includes Figaro in Il barbiere de Siviglia and Le nozze di Figaro, Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Conte di Luna in Il trovatore. One of his signature roles was Escamillo in Carmen, which took him to London, performing in the Royal Albert Hall. Other roles include Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Nixon in Nixon in China, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Marcello and Schaunard in La bohème, Silvio in Pagliacci, and Germont in La traviata. As an oratorio soloist, Mr. Archuleta has performed the solos for J.S. Bach’s Cantata Ich habe genug with the American Festival of Microtonal Music (NYC), and the baritone soloist in Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 with Maestro Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra. Other appearances include Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, and Bach’s Magnificat, most recently with Maestro Franz Vote and the New Mexico Performing Arts Society and the New Mexico Bach Chorale, with both Mr. Archuleta is a member, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and the Fauré, Verdi, and Brahms Requiems. Mr. Archuleta has also completed a recital tour with Debra Layers and Christina Martos around the northern New Mexico area, featuring vocal music inspired by William Shakespeare. The trio also completed a salon recital with the Montage Music Society, featuring music by Schumann, Reynaldo Hahn, Verdi, and Stephen Sondheim.
Recent engagements include the role of Tonio in Pagliacci; Tenorio in the world premiere of Bless Me, Ultima; and Scarpia in Tosca and Ping in Turandot with Opera Southwest. Mr. Archuleta participated in the Mozart Music Festival and 2023 Opera Scenes with Maestro Vote and the New Mexico Performing Arts Society and was part of the guest faculty for the Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival-Canciones Españolas at the Albuquerque Academy.
