Colin Ramsey

Chinese-American Colin Ramsey possesses a “majestic, rotund, ravishing bass” (Opera Today). During the 2025-2026 season, Mr. Ramsey’s schedule includes his Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut as Alidoro in La Cenerentola. He sings the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Las Vegas, joins the roster of the Metropolitan Opera to cover Dumas in Andrea Chénier, and makes a return to Opera Santa Barbara in the title role in Giulio Cesare and TJ Rigg in Elmer Gantry. In concert, he reprises Timur in Turandot with Orchestre Philharmonique des Melomanes, sings Raphael/Adam in The Creation with San Luis Obispo Master Chorale, and joins MidAmerica Productions at Carnegie Hall as the Bass Soloist in Fauré’s Requiem. In the 2026-2027 season, Mr. Ramsey is set to make his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Jailer in Tosca.

Mr. Ramsey’s 2024-2025 season included a return to Opera Santa Barbara for the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, performing Escamillo in Carmen at Amarillo Opera, and the title role in Polifemo, which he also performed in the U.S. premiere at Opera NEO. On the concert stage, he was featured as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah with both the Pacific Chamber Orchestra and the Santa Barbara Choral Society.

Mr. Ramsey has appeared as a bass soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and La Jolla Symphony. His concert repertoire includes Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, and the Brahms Requiem.