Brooklyn, NY
ROLE(S): Bartolo (The Marriage of Figaro), Zuniga (Carmen)
First-year Houston Grand Opera (HGO) Butler Studio artist Sam Dhobhany from Brooklyn, New York, received the Ana María Martínez Encouragement Award at HGO’s 2024 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias. He is a 2022 alumnus of HGO’s Young Artist Vocal Academy. During the 2024-2025 season for HGO, Mr. Dhobhany made his company debut as Alidoro in HGO Family Day Presents Cinderella and performed the role of Terry in Breaking the Waves. In summer 2024, he returned to Santa Fe Opera as an apprentice artist, where his roles included Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata and covering Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love and The Notary in Der Rosenkavalier. In 2024, Mr. Dhobhany performed the title role in The Marriage of Figaro at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In summer 2023, he was an apprentice artist with Santa Fe Opera, where he covered and sang the role of Un Médecin in Pelléas et Mélisande and covered 2nd Spirit/5th Pastore in L’Orfeo. In the summer of 2022, he joined Wolf Trap Opera’s Studio Artist Program, where he covered the role of Doctor Grenvil in La traviata. Mr. Dhobhany was a 2023 winner of the Michigan District in The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. He holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.