After retiring from the Vancouver Fire Department in 2023 after 32 years of service, Andrew has just completed his Master’s in Opera Performance at UBC with the following roles: The Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, Frank Maurrant in Street Scene, Le Comte des Grieux in Manon, as well as Vodník in Rusalka in Teplice, Czech Republic. This is Andrew’s ninth appearance with Pacific Opera Victoria, last appearing as Zuniga in Carmen, in 2012.