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Praised by Myscena for 'a striking voice with unusual carrying power' and 'imposing presence,' bass Patrick Guetti has established himself as a distinctive presence in the great bass repertoire of Wagner and Verdi — an artist whose dark, resonant instrument and refined theatrical instincts have brought him to the stages of the world's foremost opera houses.

The 2026–27 season marks a new chapter for Mr. Guetti, as guest engagements take him from Germany to both coasts of the United States in rapid succession. He makes his house debut at San Francisco Opera as Fafner in Das Rheingold, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim in Francesca Zambello's production — the opening chapter of the company's new Ring cycle. He also makes his role debut as Ramfis in a new production of Verdi's Aida at Opera Philadelphia, directed by Kaneza Schaal and conducted by Corrado Rovaris — the first performances of the work at the Academy of Music in more than two decades. The season also brings a return to Oper Stuttgart for Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, conducted by Nicholas Carter in a production directed by Ulrike Schwab, in his debut in the role of the Pope.

The 2025–26 season brought the most consequential engagements of Mr. Guetti's career alongside the close of his years as a featured ensemble member at Deutsche Oper Berlin. He made his house debut at the Osterfestspiele Salzburg as Fafner in Kirill Serebrennikov’s new production of Das Rheingold conducted by Kirill Petrenko, a production subsequently presented in a debut engagement with the Berlin Philharmoniker. At Dutch National Opera, he made his house and role debuts as Bertrand, Lauret, and Warrior in Dmitri Tcherniakov's new production of Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orleans, conducted by Valentin Uryupin — a collaboration that deepened a creative relationship with Tcherniakov and opened the door to future projects together. His final season at Deutsche Oper Berlin unfolded against the backdrop of Sir Donald Runnicles' farewell after seventeen years as General Music Director — a season in which Mr. Guetti was featured as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer under Runnicles and Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo, alongside returns to his signature roles of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the King in Aida.

Mr. Guetti spent the formative years of his international career as a featured ensemble member at Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he built a repertoire of uncommon breadth and authority. His roles there encompassed Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Procida in a new production of Les Vêpres Siciliennes, the title role in Massenet's Don Quichotte, Colline in La bohème, Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Bottom in a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and the King in Aida. Among his most distinguished appearances with the company, he was heard as Geisterbote in Tobias Kratzer's production of Die Frau ohne Schatten and as Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo, both conducted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles.

Among his most significant guest engagements, Mr. Guetti made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Sarastro in Julie Taymor's production of The Magic Flute, and his role debut as Fafner in Siegfried at Lyric Opera of Chicago in the David Pountney production conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. He has appeared at Bayerische Staatsoper as Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Montano in Otello, and made house debuts at Houston Grand Opera and Cincinnati Opera as Commendatore in Kasper Holten's production of Don Giovanni conducted by Dame Jane Glover, at Opernhaus Zürich as Procida in I vespri siciliani — stepping in on hours' notice for an ailing colleague — and at Atlanta Opera as Sparafucile in Rigoletto. His Glyndebourne Festival debut came as the Nightwatchman in Sir David McVicar's production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and he has appeared at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia as Erster Handwerksbursch in a new production of Wozzeck conducted by James Gaffigan.

On the concert stage, Mr. Guetti made his debut with the Saint Louis Symphony as Brander in La damnation de Faust under Music Director Stéphane Denève, and his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk under Music Director Andris Nelsons, recorded for release on the Deutsche Grammophon label. He has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert performance of Tosca conducted by Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl, and with the National Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein's Songfest, released on the Naxos label.

Mr. Guetti is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, an alumnus of the Ryan Opera Center, the Filene Young Artists Program at Wolf Trap Opera, and an apprentice alumnus of Santa Fe Opera. He is a 2014 Grand Prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a 2014 Sarah Tucker Grant recipient from the Richard Tucker Foundation, and represented the United States in the final round of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

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