Andrew Staples
About this Artist
Andrew Staples stands as a versatile artist of our era. He combines a busy schedule as an opera and concert singer with a career as a film and stage director and photographer. To all his creative output, Andrew brings a collaborative approach and a passion to tell better stories that build connections between artists and audiences.
A multifaceted musician
As a distinguished tenor, he has collaborated with conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Emmanuelle Haïm, Elim Chan, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Andrew Davis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with renowned orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Les Siècles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, il Pomo D’Oro, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, among others.
On the opera stage
Staples made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Fidelio (Jacquino), returning for Capriccio (Flamand), Die Zauberflöte (Tamino), Katya Kabanova (Tichon) and Salome (Narraboth). In 2022, he made his debut with Britten’s Peter Grimes (Peter) at the Teatro La Fenice and his Berliner Staatsoper debut with the title role in Mozart’s Idomeneo. Staples has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, the National Theatre Prague, La Monnaie Brussels, the Salzburger Festspiele, Hamburg Staatsoper, Theater an der Wien, the Lucerne Festival, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Last season he performed Beethoven’s Fidelio (Florestan) with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel; and Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) with Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer.
Anticipated Engagements
In the 2024/25 season, Andrew will embark on a European tour with three major orchestras. He will perform Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Ivan Fischer, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with both the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony, conducted by Daniel Harding. Additionally, Andrew will return to Munich to perform Bach’s St. Matthew Passion under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle. Other highlights of the season include Mendelssohn’s Lobegesang with the Sinfonieorchester Basel and Ivor Bolton, Bruckner's Mass No. 3 with the Wiener Symphoniker and Lorenzo Viotti, as well as Bach’s Cantatas and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris conducted by Philipp von Steinaecker.
A vision beyond the voice
Andrew’s work as a film and stage director and photographer combines a passion for weaving art, music, and digital realms, aiming to encapsulate the beauty of classical music and the broader arts. His recent cinematic output includes directing music films for Voces8, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Platoon (Apple) and Arcangelo. He has made documentary music films for Gabrieli Roar and the Phoenix Chorale. He directed a special performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird for Air France in a hangar at Charles de Gaulle airport in collaboration with Arte, Daniel Harding and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Recent stage directing projects have included Acis & Galatea for the London Handel Festival, Turn of the Screw for Snape Maltings, Die Zauberflöte for Drottningholm Theatre and the Lucerne Festival, and a filmed performance of Don Giovanni for Medici TV.
His past collaborations include Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time with Alice Sara Ott for DG Stage+ and a film of The Planets for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is also collaborating with Daniel Harding on a documentary series in Guangzhou, China, which will cover the Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area (YMCG) project over five years.