Bass-Baritone
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Turner Staton (bass-baritone) hailed for his “sonorous and floor shaking” singing, is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. As an Artist in Residence with Opera Colorado from 2022-2024, Turner was seen in performances of Don Giovanni (Masetto/Leporello cover), Samson et Dalila (Old Hebrew), Rigoletto (Ceprano, Monterrone cover), Turandot (Timur cover), as well as the touring shows of La Cenerentola (Alidoro/Don Magnifico), The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), L'elisir d'amore (Dulcamara), and Romeo & Juliet (Capulet/Tybalt). In 2022, he spent time with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as an Apprentice Artist where he performed in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Steve Jobs (Paul Jobs cover), Tosca, and was a featured soloist in the premiere of a Baseball: a Musical Love Letter. Additional performances include Le Nozze di Figaro (Figaro), Cosi fan Tutte (Don Alfonso), La Calisto (Mercurio), and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. Turner has completed summer festivals at Opera Saratoga as a Festival Artist (2022) and Tanglewood Music Festival as a Vocal Fellow (2020/21).. Turner is elated to be returning to Opera Colorado to cover Sergeant Sulpice in Donizetti’s La fille du régiment. Turner holds degrees from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (M.M.) and Pepperdine University (B.M.), and received an Artist Diploma certificate from William Jewell College.