Praised for his “clarion tone” (Ludwig van Toronto) and “impressive vocal colour” (Opera Canada), Canadian-American baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg has been featured in a number of North American opera productions, including those with Vancouver Opera, Portland Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, Calgary Opera, and Saskatoon Opera. He has been recognized for his performances of Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Marcello (La bohème), and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte). He will be featured in several upcoming Canadian productions, including Dandini in La cenerentola (Brott Opera), Dancaïre in Carmen (Pacific Opera Victoria), and Ainadamar and Madama Butterfly (Opéra de Montréal).
Geoffrey has also performed with many other Canadian orchestras and ensembles. He was a soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, performing both as Captain in a concert performance of Candide and as Danilo in selections from The Merry Widow. Additionally, he has sung as a soloist in several oratorio concerts, including the Vancouver Bach Choir’s performances of A Sea Symphony (Vaughan Williams) and Requiem (Fauré), as well as Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler) with l’Orchestre de l’Agora, Requiem (Duruflé) with St. Philips Choir, and Wenceslas (Chilcott) with Jubilate Vocal Ensemble. He was also the baritone soloist for the New Works Project for the inaugural Vancouver Opera Festival, and has continued to workshop new operas with Calgary Opera and Opéra de Montréal.
Geoffrey has completed a number of artist residencies including l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, the Portland Opera Resident Artist Program, the Calgary Opera Emerging Artist Development Program. He also has completed a number of revered training fellowships including Highlands Opera Studio and Music Academy of the West. He was the Stingray Rising Stars winner of the 2021 Concours Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, a District Winner of the 2020, 2019, and 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Platinum Prize Winner of the 2017 Vancouver International Music Competiton, and a prize winner in the 2016 Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage Competition. He furthered his vocal training at a number of international development programs including European Music Academy in the Czech Republic and Accademia Europea Dell’Opera in Italy. Geoffrey completed his master’s degree under the tutelage of Peter Barcza at the University of British Columbia.