Schyler
Vargas
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Gerdine Young Artist
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Marco
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Meghan Kasanders
Nella
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Calvin Griffin
Simone
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Horace Derwent
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Frank
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Maxwell Levy
Emcee
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Samuel
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Baritone Soloist
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Fran Daniel Laucerica
Tenor Soloist
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Véronique Filloux
Orff
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Erik Earl Larson
Orff
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Diesel
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Zachary Owen
Lt Schrank
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Chino
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Joey Leppek
Tony
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Trio #3
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Count Almaviva
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Sarah Vautour
Babarina
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Sara Lucille Law
Susanna
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Ashley Marie Robillard
Barbarina
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Tori Franklin
W.A. Mozart
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Biography
Schyler Vargas, Mexican-American baritone, is establishing himself as a versatile young talent, bringing interdisciplinary performances to the operatic, theatrical, and concert stage. This fall, Schyler will be joining UrbanArias for a world premiere of UNKNOWN, a dramatic song cycle composed by Shawn Okpebholo with poems by Marcus Amaker honoring the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. Earlier in 2021, Schyler made his Opera Theatre of Saint Louis debut after joining the prestigious Gerdine Young Artist Program and later this summer he will be joining Cincinnati Opera for their reimagined centennial season. Previously, he has been seen in main stage roles at The Atlanta Opera, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Dayton Opera, and the Château de Versailles Spectacles in France. Capturing his vocal prowess, in addition to his physical capabilities, Schyler’s notable roles include: Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart, Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus by Richard Strauss, Maximilian in Candide and Riff, Diesel, and Chino in West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein with original Jerome Robbins choreography, Frank Schultz in Show Boat by Jerome Kern, among others. On the concert stage, Schyler has performed the baritone solo’s for Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, Schubert’s Mass in Ab, and Mark Hayes’ Requiem. An award winning performer, Schyler has seen success in competitions with notable awards including: 1st place in Tri-Cities Opera’s first Virtual Vocal Competition, Rocky Mountain District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2nd place and Audience Favorite in the Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition, and 2nd place at the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Aria Competition.
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