"Among the world's best tenors"
Daily Express, UK
Stephen Costello has been hailed as ‘a prodigiously gifted singer whose voice makes an immediate impact’ (Associated Press). The Philadelphia-born tenor quickly established a reputation as a ‘first-class talent’ (Opera News) after coming to national attention in 2007, when, aged 26, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut on the company’s season-opening night. Two years later, Stephen won the prestigious Richard Tucker Award, and he has since appeared at many of the world’s most important opera houses and music festivals, including the Royal Opera House, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, Opéra national de Paris, Deutsche Staatsoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Semperoper Dresden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hamburgische Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Arena di Verona, Salzburger Festspiele, Bregenzer Festspiele, and Glyndebourne Festival. As Opera News noted in a recent ‘Spotlight’ double-page spread, ‘the all-American tenor’ is now ‘at the top of his game’.
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This fall, tenor Stephen Costello returns to The Metropolitan Opera stage to sing as Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic staging of Puccini’s La Bohème. The performances mark a swift return to the role, following Costello’s acclaimed run during the 2024–25 season. Widely celebrated for his detailed phrasing and emotional vulnerability, Costello has earned consistent critical […]
Praised for his “lean, elegant tone” (New York Classical Review), tenor Stephen Costello returns to Opernhaus Zürich as Riccardo in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. He previously made his role debut as Riccardo with the Opernhaus this past May. He has previously delighted audiences in Zürich as Roméo […]
“Also impressive was the tenor Stephen Costello, who originated the role of the innocent Greenhorn at the opera’s premiere. Fifteen years later his lyric tenor has grown and now has a clarion power while maintaining a youthful freshness. He’s most moving in duet with the harpooner Queequeg”
