Bass-Baritone Jose Olivares’ recent roles include Simone (Gianni Schicchi), Horace Vandergelder (Hello, Dolly!), Pandolfe (Cinderella), and Holborn Gaines (The Manchurian Candidate) with Seagle Festival, and Dulcamara (The Elixir of Love) and Colline (La bohéme) with Opera Magnifico. Other roles include Dr. Gregg (Gallantry), Kapo (The Path to Heaven), Germano (La scala di seta), Olin Blitch (Susannah), soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Dubois’ Seven Last Words, and Hayes’ Requiem. Upcoming roles include Farfarello in Des Moines Metro Opera’s debut of The Love for Three Oranges. Olivares holds a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.
As the 2023–2024 Bass-Baritone Resident Artist at Lyric Opera, he performed the role of Duke of Verona (Roméo et Juliette), and Stately String in the world premiere of The Haberdasher Prince, by Dina Gregory and Rosabella Gregory.
