Theodore Weis, baritone, sings the role of Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte. Prior roles with West Bay Opera include the title roles in Macbeth and The Marriage of Figaro, and Dappertutto (The Tales of Hoffmann), during the 1975-76 seasons, and Selim (The Turk in Italy) in 1991.

More recent roles include Germont, Scarpia, Leporello, Sharpless, Dr. Bartolo, the Sacristan, Dr. Malatesta, and General DeLaBarca in the West Coast premiere of Rodriguez’ La Curandera, with companies including Festival Opera, Berkeley Opera, Livermore Valley Opera, North Bay Opera, Cinnabar Opera, Townsend Opera Players (Modesto), Pocket Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Diablo Light Opera Company. He has also performed the roles of Tony in Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, as well as oratorio solos with Bay Area choruses and orchestras.

Dr. Weis, a Walnut Creek resident, has a 35 year career in medicine (Nephrology), which is now part time, and was founder and first president of The Arizona Opera (1971) and The Festival Opera (1991).