Accomplished bass Andrew Gangestad has been applauded for his dark, rich sound and strong musicality by audiences throughout the world. Of his performance of Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, the Kansas City Star wrote “Andrew Gangestad demonstrated a glorious bass voice,” and, for his performance of Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera Pacific, the Orange County Register wrote “Andrew Gangestad portrays the long-suffering Leporello with aplomb, crisp in accent, dark of voice and understated in comedy.” Recently, Andrew returned to the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for its production of Wozzeck, performed Sprecher in Die Zauberflöte with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Alidoro in La Cenerentola with Opera Omaha, and Méphistophélès in Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust with the Richmond Symphony. In coming seasons, he will cover Colline in La bohème and Sam in Un ballo in maschera at the Metropolitan Opera, perform Zaccaria in Verdi’s Nabucco at Opera Carolina, and then, will head to Nashville to appear as the Captain in Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas with Nashville Opera. Andrew is widely known for his interpretation of Leporello in Don Giovanni, which he has performed with such companies as the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Sarasota Opera, Opera Pacific, and in his début with Arizona Opera. He also performed Basilio in with several companies such as Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Omaha, and Opera Cleveland. Mr. Gangestad’s recent international highlights include Ramfis in with the Bregenz Festival in Austria; the title role in at the Macao International Music Festival; and his Welsh National Opera début as Ramfis in . Since his Metropolitan Opera début in Berg’s , Mr. Gangestad has returned to the coveted house each season, having performed as Brander in , Tom in , Colline in , Truffaldino in , Count Ceprano in , Lignière in the company première of , Vaudemont in , Cappadocian in , The Imperial Commissioner in , Timur in , Frate in as well as productions of , , , and . Also a company favorite with Seattle Opera, he has appeared there in such roles as Zuniga in , Tom in , Alidoro in , and Leporello in . Andrew’s extensive list of concert engagements include Händel’s with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Symphony; Mozart’s and Haydn’s with the State College Chorale Society (Pennsylvania); Beethoven’s with the Berkshire Choral Festival; Beethoven’s with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Verdi’s with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra; soloist in Honegger’s with Oregon Bach Festival under Marin Alsop; and Tan Dun’s with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Gangestad also performed several opera roles in concert, such as Brander in in his début with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Maestro James Levine in Boston and at Carnegie Hall; The Monk in and as The Hermit in with Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall; Méphistophélès in with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Lodovico in excerpts from for the 2006 Richard Tucker Gala; various Opera Gala Concerts with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra; and in with the Minnesota Orchestra. Additional engagements include performances as Nourabad in with Pittsburgh Opera; Der Tod in with Cincinnati Opera; Rodolfo in with Michigan Opera Theatre; Ramfis in with Hawaii Opera Theater; Colline in with New York City Opera, Kentucky Opera, Arizona Opera, and Opera Pacific; Ferrando in with Minnesota Opera and Toledo Opera; the title role in with Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Bellingham Music Festival; Commendatore in in his début with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Nourabad in , Banquo in , and Candy in with Sarasota Opera; Sparafucile in with Sacramento Opera; Timur in with Kentucky Opera; and Ramfis in and Angelotti in with the former Opera Pacific. Andrew Gangestad is the first place winner of the 2005 Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Voice Competition and the recipient of the Robert Lauch Memorial Grant from the Wagner Society of New York.