Recently hailed for his “clear and sweet lyrical tone” (Opera News) and “brave, vocally assured portrayals” (New York Times), California native Todd Wilander is quickly becoming sought after as a leading tenor on American and European stages. His repertoire encompasses a broad range of roles from baroque and bel canto to 20th century opera. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Arturo in their new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, under the baton of James Levine, covered Edgardo in the same production, and most recently Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, after having been a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

In the 2007-2008 season, Mr. Wilander has shared his time between Europe and New York, performing Leicester in Maria Stuarda for London’s Chelsea Opera Group; Nadir in Les Pêcheurs d’Perles for Dublin’s Anna Livia Opera Festival; Sam in Susannah and Percy in Anna Bolena for English Touring Opera; Alfredo in La Traviata for the Longborough Festival; and Edoardo in Verdi’s Un Giorno di Regno for Opera Della Luna/Iford Festival, in addition to his Metropolitan Opera commitments. 2008-2009 engagements include Tonio in La Fille du Régiment for the Netherlands’ Opera Zuid and covering in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of I Pagliacci.

Mr. Wilander made his professional debut singing Eurimaco in Il Ritorno d’Ulisse at Glimmerglass Opera. Other operatic highlights include an engagement with New York City Opera as Uberto in La Donna del Lago; the Italian Singer in New Israeli Opera’s Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Asher Fisch; Belmonte in Die Entführung for Landestheater Linz, Austria under Dennis Russell Davies; the title role in Roberto Devereux and Renaud in Gluck’s Armide for Buxton Opera Festival; Nanki-Poo in Mikado at the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia; Rodolpho in Portland Opera’s production of A View from the Bridge; Edmondo in Manon Lescaut for London’s Opera Holland Park; as well as engagements with New Zealand Opera in the title role of Faust and Ernesto in Don Pasquale.

At Deutsche Oper Berlin he sang many roles including Frère Massée in Saint François d’Assise, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Knappe 4 in Parsifal, Junger Mann in Moses und Aron and First Armored Man in Die Zauberflöte. With San Francisco Opera he has been involved in a variety of roles including Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Frère Massée in Saint François d’Assise, Kudrjasch in Kát’a Kabanová, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and Thaddeus Stevens in The Mother of Us All.

Additional operatic roles performed include Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Molqi in Death of Klinghoffer, Fenton in Falstaff, Wilhelm Meister in Mignon, Serse in Serse, Candide in Candide, Albert Herring in Albert Herring, Alfredo in La Traviata, Nero in L’incoronazione di Poppea and Colonel Fairfax in Yeomen of the Guard.

He has also performed with several other companies including Santa Fe Opera, Opera Delaware, Opera Memphis, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Eugene Opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Chautauqua Opera, Nevada Opera, Opera Saskatchewan, Mid-Wales Opera and Opera Orchestra of New York.

An active concert performer as well, Mr. Wilander has appeared as soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Missa Solemnis, Berlioz’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, R. Vaughan Williams’s Hodie, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Britten’s Serenade. He has performed with many orchestras and symphonies, including BBC Radio Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Memphis Symphony, Los Angeles Music Center Orchestra, Hamburg NDR Philharmonic Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Wilander has been a winner of many prestigious competitions, including Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Belvedere Competition, Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation, American Berlin Opera Foundation, Oratorio Society of New York, Enrico Caruso/Altamura Competition and Loren L. Zachary Society Competition. He was a finalist in the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, McAllister Competition and the Houston Grand Opera Competition.

Originally from Arcadia, California, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in music at California State University, Los Angeles, received a Master of Music in opera performance from Northwestern University, and an Artist Diploma at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music.