Baritone Michael Adams has been praised by Opera News for “brandishing a beautiful, evenly produced, nicely ripe sound.” In the 2025-26 season, he returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Dancaïre in Carmen, to Glimmerglass Festival as Curley in Oklahoma!, andmakes his debut with Nashville Opera as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia.Recent highlights include his Metropolitan Opera debut as Dancaïre in Carmen and his Grand Teatre del Liceu debut as Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles. He has appeared at leading companies including Seattle Opera (title role Eugene Onegin, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte), Grand Théâtre de Genève, Washington National Opera (where he was a Cafritz Young Artist, performing Papageno, Don Giovanni, and others), Deutsche Oper Berlin, Utah Opera, Dallas Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and Glimmerglass Festival.His versatile repertoire spans Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and contemporary works, with notable roles such as Count Almaviva, Marcello, Sharpless, Figaro, and Silvio. Concert engagements include Bernstein with the Fort Worth Symphony, Carmina Burana with the Phoenix Symphony, and Handel’s Israel in Egypt.A compelling stage presence and accomplished vocalist, Adams continues to build a distinguished international career.