American bass, DeAndre Simmons, having been hailed as being the performances “class act” by the Los Angeles Times, continues to gain recognition for his beautifully velvet voice, incisive musicianship and captivating stage presence. He has performed with such great opera houses and orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl under Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and Bramwell Tovey, Columbia Pro Cantare, Opera Panama, Pacific Opera Victoria, Castleton Festival under Maestro Lorin Maazel, Santa Barbara Symphony, London Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern and others throughout Europe and the U.K. He performs a healthy mix of opera and concert repertoire ranging from Handel to Mozart to Rossini and to Verdi and Wagner.

In addition to his operatic roles, DeAndre regularly performs both plays and musicals. Most recently starring as the Narrator in EVERY BRILLIANT THING (CCAE Theatricals) and Montrellous in CLYDES(Moxie Theatre). His recent musical credits include Boatman in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGEand Ken in AINT MISBEHAVIN,(CCAE Theatricals), Caiaphas in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and Kerchak in TARZAN(Moonlight Theatre). Other theatre credits include playing Malvolio in TWELFTH NIGHT, Father in CHILDREN OF EDEN. His portrayal of Sweeney Todd in Sondheim’s masterpiece was voted TOP TEN BEST SHOWS in San Diego 2024 by the San Diego Union Tribune and he played Professor Bhear in LITTLE WOMEN (Moxie Theatre). Having spent years under the tutelage of the great Barbara Cook, he frequently performs the music of musical theatre and the American Songbook in recitals, pops concerts and cabaret. DeAndre’s 2024/2025 season include an American Songbook recital with Opera in the Park Portland, Marchese/Baron in LA TRAVIATA (Opera in the Park Portland), Sweeney Todd in SWEENEY TODD(SDMT)First Soldier in SALOME and Marchese D’Obigny in

LA TRAVIATA (San Diego Opera) and a recital tour of arias, songs and spirituals by composers of the African Diaspora titled “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” in Portland, OR, San Diego and Palm Springs. He rounds out his season with both lieder and American songbook recitals around the country.

An alumnus of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, DeAndre is a pupil of Fred Carama and has been protégé of James Morris and Barbara Cook.

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