Stephen Barchi

New York-born baritone Stephen Barchi studied at the Juilliard School and the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Based in Berlin since 2013, he works across opera, oratorio and art song.

At Deutsche Oper Berlin, his roles have included Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and the Novice’s Friend in Britten’s Billy Budd. Further engagements have taken him to Theater Aachen, Oper Leipzig and Kammeroper Hamburg. He sang Nicholas in Barber’s Vanessa with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the title role in Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle in a collaboration between Theaterakademie Hamburg and Hamburg State Opera.

At Berliner Schlosskonzerte, his repertoire ranges from Telemann’s Pimpinone to Schubert’s Winterreise. He also performs with the Berlin ensemble Die Goldvögel. In 2023, he sang Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème with Rutgers Opera in New Jersey.