American tenor Andrew Morstein, winner of “Best Male Newcomer” at the Österreichischer MusikTheater Preis Awards in Vienna and praised for his “vocal virtuosity” (Olyrix) is a recent graduate of the Junges Ensemble Theater (JET) with the Theater an der Wien. In the 2024-2025 season, Andrew performs Florindo in Mascagni’s Le maschere in his return to Wexford Opera Festival, Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri with Opera in the Heights and Anchorage Opera and in concert, Mozart’s Requiem with Boise Philharmonic, as well as a return to Pensacola Opera for a recital as part of their Opera After Dark series.
In 2023-2024, Andrew performed the role of Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Serge in Erlanger’s L’Aube rouge at the Wexford Opera Festival in Ireland, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Pensacola Opera, and with Chicago Opera Theater, performed the roles of Pyotr Fyodorovich/7th Man/7th Student in The Nose and sang the tenor solo in Carmina Burana with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Xian Zhang.
Recently, Andrew made his debuts at the Salzburg Festival, singing Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, performed the role of Leonard Lev for the recording and performance of Tobias Pickers Awakenings with Boston Modern Opera Project and Odyssey Opera, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Neo in San Diego, and Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri with St. Pete Opera. In concert, Andrew sang the tenor solo in Carmina Burana with the Amarillo Symphony.
While in Vienna, appearances included Almaviva, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Spoletta in Tosca, Camille in Tobias Pickers Thérèse Raquin, Officer 1/Sandy in The Lighthouse, Georg in the 175th anniversary of the original performance of Der Waffenschmied, and finally Klas/Windmüller in Enoch Arden.
Other notable performances include Andronico in Bajazet (Vivaldi), an evening of Russian song at the Wiener Kammeroper, and the Amalekite in Saul (Händel) in a much-celebrated production by Claus Guth, which was filmed for Austrian public television and transmitted by ORF Austria, Telemachus/City Man in Patrick Morganelli’s Hercules vs. Vampires with Nashville Opera, and Ramiro in La Cenerentola with Opera NEO.
While a graduate student at Northwestern University, Mr. Morstein performed Peter Quint in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Bénédict in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus. In concert, he performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and the tenor solos in Janaček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared. Before opera became a full-time career, Andrew was part of two critically acclaimed acapella groups “Straight no Chaser” and Gentleman’s Rule” both of which toured internationally. Andrew resides in Chicago with his wife.