Aaron Wardell, bass, appears regularly with many Chicago-based theaters, orchestras and choral groups singing a wide variety of operatic and concert repertoire. He was most recently seen in Chicago Opera Theater’s performance of Shostakovich’s The Nose, as a soloist in Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer with The Northwest Symphony in Arlington Heights, and as Primo Giudice in Haymarket Opera’s production of Stradella’s La Susanna. Other recent roles include Spanish Sailor in Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Moby Dick and Falke in Die Fledermaus with DuPage’s New Philharmonic Orchestra. Elsewhere he has sung roles and concert work with the Sheboygan Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, The Paducah Symphony, Castleton Festival, Dayton Opera, Opera Tampa and Central City Opera. Also an avid choral singer, Aaron is a member of The Chicago Symphony, Grant Park, and Lyric Opera choruses.