Hailed by Opera News for his “comedic high jinks” and “first-rate singing,” Philip Cokorinos has appeared in more than 400 performances of 40 operas at the Metropolitan Opera, including “Live from the Met” telecasts of Don Giovanni, the world premiere of The Ghosts of Versailles, and the Met’s premieres of Sly, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Gambler, and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

Last season, Cokorinos returned to the Met to cover Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro. He also joined Opera Tampa to sing the title role in Don Pasquale, El Paso Opera to sing Frère Laurent in Roméo et Juliette, and he finished his season with the Bard Music Festival, reprising the role of Grandfather in Martinů’s Julietta. This season, he rejoins the Metropolitan Opera to cover Mathieu in Andrea Chénier. He also joins Florentine Opera as the Sacristan in Tosca. For Vero Beach Opera, he will perform as both Sparafucile and Monterone in their production of Rigoletto.

Outside of the Met, recent appearances include Benoit and Alcindoro in La bohème with The Atlanta Opera and Pacific Symphony, Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore with Anchorage Opera and San Francisco Opera (cover), and the Sacristan in Tosca at Los Angeles Opera and Opera San Antonio.

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