Alexander Birch Elliot

Baritone Alexander Birch Elliott continues to garner praise for his “heated intensity and beguiling timbre of mahogany” (New York Times). Mr. Elliott returns to The Metropolitan Opera in the 2025-2026 season for multiple assignments, singing Schaunard in La bohème and Fléville in Andrea Chenier. He debuts the role of Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Arizona Opera, returns to Opera Omaha as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and makes his debut with Utah Opera as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore. During the summer, he returns to Des Moines Metro Opera as the titular Król Roger in Szymonowski’s rarely performed masterpiece. 

Last season, the baritone made his debut with Florida Grand Opera, returning to the role of Escamillo in Carmen. He also joined The Metropolitan Opera, covering Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Mr. Elliott’s concert calendar included performances of the Brahms German Requiem with the Charlotte Symphony, Duke Robert in Strauss’ Guntram with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Handel’s Messiah with the Nashville Symphony, and an appearance with the Pacific Vocal Series in Newport Beach, CA. 

Other recent appearances include: Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (Houston Grand Opera), Papgeno in The Magic Flute (The Metropolitan Opera, Grand Teton Music Festival, Orlando Philharmonic), Figaro in The Barber of Seville (Arizona Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Santa Barbara), Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor (New Orleans Opera, LA Opera), Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Des Moines Metro Opera), Schaunard in La bohème (The Metropolitan Opera), the title role in Eugene Onegin (Opera Omaha, Portland Opera), Marcello in La bohème (San Diego Opera, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greater Bridgeport Symphony), Escamillo in Carmen (Opera Santa Barbara, Tulsa Opera, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra), Prince Yeletsky in Pique Dame (Des Moines Metro Opera), Momus in Platée (Des Moines Metro Opera), Zurga in The Pearl Fishers (The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera), Don Fernando in Fidelio (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra), Sonora in La fanciulla del West (New York City Opera), Anthony in Sweeny Todd (Portland Opera), Guglielmo in Così fan tutte (Opera Omaha), Silvio in Pagliacci (Opera Omaha), John Brooke in Little Women (Madison Opera, Annapolis Opera), Edward Kynaston in Prince Of Players (Florida State Opera),

A frequent performer on concert stages around the United States, he has been featured in concert works such as Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs, and has appeared in performances as Brander in Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Bruckner: Te Deum, Haydn: Creation, Handel: Messiah, Bach: St. John’s Passion, Mozart: Great Mass, Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, and Bernstein: Mass.

Alexander is a graduate of the prestigious Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera and is the recipient of the 2013 John Moriarty Award for his outstanding contribution to Central City Opera. A native of Florence, South Carolina, Alexander attended Florida State University where he studied with David Okerlund.