About

New York born baritone Stephen Barchi is recognized for the warmth of his voice and the vivid sense of drama he brings to the stage. He studied at the Juilliard School and was a resident artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, where he performed the title role in Eugene Onegin and Silvano in Un ballo in maschera. Since making his home in Berlin Germany in 2013, he has become a familiar presence on German stages.

At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he has sung Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, the Novice’s Friend in Britten’s Billy Budd, and appeared in Carmen, Rigoletto, Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Die Zauberflöte. His versatility has also taken him to Theater Aachen for Dancaïro in Carmen and Ludovic in Philip Glass’s La Belle et la Bête, to Oper Leipzig for Verdi’s Don Carlo, and to the Kammeroper Hamburg for Ali in Donizetti’s Adina and Cascada in Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe. He has also been acclaimed in 20th century repertoire, performing 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 the Theaterakademie Hamburg and the Staatsoper Hamburg.

In Berlin and Brandenburg, Barchi is a frequent soloist with the Berliner Schlosskonzerte, performing in venues such as the Bode Museum and the Potsdam Schlosstheater. His work there has ranged from chamber and seasonal concerts to major solo appearances, including Telemann’s comic opera Pimpinone and Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise. His oratorio repertoire includes Bach’s Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 62, performed with baroque orchestra and choir at the Advent-Kirche Berlin Friedrichshain, as well as works by Durante and Buxtehude. He is also a member of the Berlin based ensemble Die Goldvögel, an international group that blends classical and romantic repertoire with swing and jazz. In 2023, after a decade in Europe, he returned to the United States to perform Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème with Rutgers Opera in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Bridging opera, oratorio, song, and ensemble work, Stephen Barchi combines polished technique with dramatic intensity, captivating audiences in Europe and North America.