SIDNEY OUTLAW
BARITONE
BIOGRAPHY
Lauded by The New York Times as a “terrific singer” with a “deep, rich timbre,” Sidney Outlaw is an “opera powerhouse” who has delighted audiences in the U.S. and abroad with his “weighty and forthright” sound (San Francisco Chronicle) since 2010, when he exploded onto the international scene as the winner of the Grand Prize at the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé.
A sought-after concert singer and recitalist, Mr. Outlaw appears in the 2024-2025 season in recital several times with close collaborator, renowned pianist Warren Jones, at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn Art Song Society, Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera, and University of North Florida. Additionally, he débuts with the California Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, with Bozeman Symphony Orchestra in Mozart’s Requiem, and returns to Jacksonville Symphony for their Messiah, following a triumphant debut with the company in 2023. His newest recording, an EP of Brahms’ Zwei Gesange Op. 91, was released by Lexicon Classics in 2024. On the opera stage, he returns to Pensacola Opera for one of his signature roles, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, and reprises his Don Giovanni with Greensboro Opera.
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"... deep and authoritative..." – The Boston Globe
Messiah– “Baritone Sidney Outlaw seemed more like a bass, cavernous in “The people that walked in darkness” before swelling into “have seen a great light,” gruff and prophetic in “Why do the nations.” Twice he simply closed his score and held it by his side. Outlaw’s simple, direct “Behold, I tell you a mystery” created suspense; “The trumpet shall sound” delivered, deep and authoritative, in duet with Justin Bland’s gleaming, dancing trumpet."
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“... broad, fluent and full of vivid expression…” – San Francisco Chronicle
Mozart and Salieri – “Baritone Sidney Outlaw takes this star assignment and makes it something at once eerie and noble. His singing is broad, fluent and full of vivid expression. In Outlaw’s rendition, Salieri is all too keenly aware that he’s lost the moral thread, but is unable to steady his course."
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"... powerful low notes…” – OperaWire
Yardbird – “Baritone Sidney Outlaw…sang with powerful low notes that added intense harmony to the ensembles. Dizzy understood Charlie in a way that few others could because he had similar likes and desires. Dramatically and musically each reflected the other’s personality in a way that strengthened both characterizations.”
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"... a lovely lyric baritone..." – Opera News
Roméo et Juliette – “Sidney Outlaw essayed a mischievously animated Mercutio, with a lovely lyric baritone to match. The “Mab” aria was adorable.”
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"... charismatic baritone..." – Post and Courier
Porgy and Bess– “Clara’s husband, the fisherman Jake, sings “A Woman is a Sometime Thing.” This is Sidney Outlaw’s first big moment, and the charismatic baritone takes full advantage of it, producing an appealingly warm and fluid vocal line and strutting comfortably on stage.”
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