
Andrea Velis Tenor, Metropolitan Opera Company - Premieres
AMERICAN
January 23, l964 The Last Savage Gian Carlo Menotti, Metropolitan Opera
Role: Scholar
June 26, 1966 Curlew River Benjamin Britten, Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY
Role: Madwoman
September 16, 1966 Antony and Cleopatra (World Premiere) Samuel Barber, Metropolitan Opera
Role: Mardian
July 9, 1967 The Burning Fiery Furnace Benjamin Britten, Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY
Role: Nebuchadnezzar
June 29, l969 The Prodigal Son Benjamin Britten, Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY
Role: Abbott-Tempter
November 6, l970 BillyBudd Benjamin Britten, Lyric Opera, Chicago
Role: Squeak
October 18, 1974 Death in Venice Benjamin Britten, Metropolitan Opera
Role: Apollo
December 19, 1991 The Ghosts of Versailles (World Premiere) John Corigliano, Metropolitan Opera
Role: Bailiff