Acclaimed as a “superb” (New York Stage Review) and “powerful baritone,” (Washington Post), Schyler Vargas is establishing himself as a versatile talent, bringing interdisciplinary performances to the operatic, theatrical, and concert stage. His notable credits include highly-praised performances at Carnegie Hall, first as Strephon in Iolanthe by Gilbert and Sullivan, then at Connie and the Ragged Man in The Grapes of Wrath by Ricky Ian Gordon, and premiering the dramatic song cycle, Unknown, by Shawn Okpebholo which was featured on PBS NewsHour and NPR.
Performing alongside some of opera and theater greats such as Nathan Gunn, Christine Ebersole, and Kelsey Grammer, Schyler has been seen in main stage roles at The Atlanta Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Arizona Opera, Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Pacific Opera Project, and the Château de Versailles in France, among others. Succeeding in both serious and comedic roles, past highlights include: Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf in Into the Woods, Guido in Nine, and Riff, Diesel, and Chino in West Side Story, with original Jerome Robbins choreography. On the concert stage, Schyler has been the baritone soloist for Vaughn William’s Five Mystical Songs, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, and Schubert’s Mass No. 5, among others. An award-winning performer, Schyler was a two-time district winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, winner of the Tri-Cities Vocal Competition, a finalist in the American Traditions Competition, and a two-time semifinalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition.
In the 2025-2026 season, Schyler made his Marriott Theatre debut in Titanic in Chicago and Sir Harry in Once Upon a Mattress with Central City Opera.
