American bass baritone Alan Higgs is an alumnus of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where during his residency he performed The King in Cendrillon, the Second Trojan Man in Idomeneo, Count Ceprano in Rigoletto and Gualtiero Valton in I puritani, along with other assignments. In the fall of 2023, he portrayed the role of Hortensius in La fille du régiment at the Lyric Opera of Chicago where he was praised by the Chicago Tribune for his “comedic sparks.” In his 2022–2023 season, Higgs was the guest artist and lecturer for the Southeast Regional Metropolitan Opera Competition of which he was a winner in 2017.

His 2021–2022 season included Monterone in Rigoletto with Florentine Opera, Colline in La bohème with Vero Beach Opera and Operas Birmingham, as well as a return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as the Sacristan in Tosca. Other recent performances include the role of Alidoro with Dayton Opera and was in rehearsals for Pandolfe in Cendrillon with Opera Birmingham when the pandemic shut down occurred.

Higgs made his debut with Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist for their 60th anniversary season, where he performed the role of Jose Castro in La fanciulla del West and covered roles in Vanessa and Capriccio. While at Santa Fe, he received the Katharine Mayer Award in 2016 and the Donald Gramm Memorial Award in 2019 for his outstanding performance as a Santa Fe Opera Apprentice.

He made his professional debut with The Atlanta Opera in 2014 as the Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly and as Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro.