Brazilian-American baritone Bernardo Medeiros holds a B.M. in Music Education from Oklahoma State University, as well as a master’s degree and, most recently, a Performance Certificate, from the University of Houston in May of 2020. During his time in Houston, Bernardo had the opportunity to perform several roles, most notably Horace Tabor in The Ballad of Baby Doe, David in L’amico Fritz, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro and Capulet in Roméo et Juliette. In 2017, Bernardo was an Apprentice Artist at Opera in the Ozarks, where he portrayed the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, as well as Reverend Olin Blitch in Susannah. In the summer of 2019, he made his professional debut withthe North Shore Music Festival, singing the role of Malatesta in Don Pasquale. Last summer Bernardo worked for Central City Opera, where he covered and performed his dream role, Rigoletto. This past season, Bernardo was a Resident Artist at Indianapolis Opera, where he portrayed the roles of Masetto in Don Giovanni and Jigger Craigin in Carousel.