Sergio Augusto – TENOR

Rinuccio / Beppe

Mexican-Canadian tenor Sergio Augusto has a burning passion for operatic music and its power to move the human heart. He is a proud member of the Vancouver Opera Ensemble since 2019. His most recent performances in Canada include: King Kaspar in Vancouver Opera’s first film production of Menotti’s christmas opera ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’. He joined Laudate Singers’ Mozart Requiem as ringer and tenor soloist, and featured in the Canadian premiere of Pulitzer winning opera ‘Angel’s Bone’ co-produced by Sound the Alarm Music Theatre, Re:Naissance Opera, and Loose Tea Music Theatre.  During his stay in the U.K. Augusto performed leading roles such as Orombello in Bellini’s rarely performed ‘Beatrice di Tenda’ with the London Bel Canto Festival which garnered glowing reviews. Anthony Evans (planethugill.com) praised his “charisma, silvery tone and clarity of language”. Alexander Campbell (classicalsource.com) praised his performance of “generous lyricism allied to a voice of warmth and lots of light and shade”. He also sang Alfredo in Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ with Hampstead Garden Opera and Pavilion Opera, and The Earl of Leicester in Donizetti’s tragic opera ‘Maria Stuarda’ in Pavilion Opera’s closing season.  He has studied with a number of renowned performers and teachers including Canadian Soprano Heidi Klassen and operatic legend Soprano Virginia Zeani. He currently studies with Bel Canto specialist Ken Querns-Langley. Sergio debuted with Burnaby Lyric Opera in 2013 in a similar double-bill production of Schicchi/Pagliacci. After 10 years it is a lovely feeling to return to sing the lead tenor in Schicchi and to do justice to the well-meaning Beppe in Pagliacci.