Patrick Raftery sang the role of Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia over 225 times including performances with The Vancouver Opera in 1991. Often associated with the works of Mozart and Rossini, J.
Orchestra and Symphony concerts followed with debuts at numerous Festivals including but not limited to: The Cleveland Orchestra, The National Symphony (Washington, DC), The New York Philharmonic, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Paul Hill Chorale (currently the Master Chorale of Washington), The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Central Park Concert Series), The Glyndebourne Festival Opera, The Mostly Mozart Festival of New York City, The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, The Salzburg Mozart Festwochen, The Tanglewood Music Festival with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Westdeutscher Rundfunkorchester Köln artists when his career soared and took him to the lion’s share of major opera houses of the world in less than a decade. After his years at The Boston Conservatory and The Juilliard School of Music, Patrick was taken up by The Richard Tucker Music Foundation (Award Winner 1981) and C.A.M.I.
PATRICK RAFTER PROFESSIONAL
Patrick Raftery’s professional debut was in 1979 when he sang Schaunard in La bohème sharing the stage with Luciano Pavarotti. Raftery was invited to audit the Wolf Trap Summer Opera Program where he met his mentor and teacher John Moriarty. Patrick Raftery was a teenager when he sang for Opera Star George London (then General Director of the Washington Opera) who personally encouraged his musical studies in voice and opera.
Patrick Raftery Assistant Professor of Voice
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