Brian Thorsett, tenor, sings the role of Ferrando in Così fan tutte. Previous appearances with West Bay Opera include Edmondo (Manon Lescaut) and Tamino (The Magic Flute).

During the 2007-08 season, Mr. Thorsett also undertakes the roles of Agenore and Alessandro (Il rè pastore), Ernesto (Don Pasquale), Roberto (Roberto Devereux), Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola), and Fenton (The Merry Wives of Windsor). Concert engagements include the Evangelist in Schütz’s Weihnachtshistorie with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Handel’s Ode on St. Ceclia’s Day and Look Down, Harmonious Saint, Mendelssohn’s Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, Schubert’s Mass No. 5, and Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater.

Mr. Thorsett is a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Training Program, was a Glimmerglass Young American Artist, and spent two summers at the Music Academy of the West studying with Marilyn Horne.