Andrew Hamilton is a baritone of growing international reputation, praised for the warmth and agility of his voice. A recent member of the Ensemble at the Bayerische Staatsoper (2022–2025) and a former member of its Opera Studio, he joins the Ensemble of the Staatsoper Hamburg at the beginning of the 2025/26 season. Andrew is also a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, and has established himself as a compelling presence across opera, concert, and recital stages.
In the 2025/26 season, Andrew makes several major role debuts at the Staatsoper Hamburg, including Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), alongside a return to Ottokar (Der Freischütz). At the Bayerische Staatsoper, he creates the role of David Rizzio in the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Of One Blood, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by Claus Guth. On the concert platform, he appears with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and gives recitals at Wigmore Hall and the Lammermuir Festival.
Highlights of the 2024/25 season included his role debut as Valentin in a new production of Faust at Teatro Massimo, Palermo, and at Bayerische Staatsoper he appeared as Dandini (La cenerentola) and Schaunard (La bohème). He made his role debut as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus at the Grange Festival directed by Paul Curran, and sang in concert performances of Rigoletto and La traviata at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. He also gave his first solo recital at Wigmore Hall with pianist Michael Pandya, appeared at the Ludlow English Song Weekend with Iain Burnside, and sang Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and A Child of Our Time with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester.
At Bayerische Staatsoper his appearances included: Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), Ned Keene (Peter Grimes), Silvano (Un ballo in maschera), Lesbo (Agrippina), Ping (Turandot), Marcellus and Spieler 3 in Brett Dean’s Hamlet, and roles in Wozzeck, The Nose, Le Grand Macabre and Les Troyens.
PRESS
“Andrew Hamilton, a powerful British baritone plucked from the ensemble of the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, plays Eisenstein as a delusional rake, always looking to party and chat up any available young actresses. Hamilton’s characterisation is suitably cartoonish, and he displays both vocal agility and a warm vocal tone that will see him moving into less comedic lead roles.”
“High-quality voices – vital for operetta at this level – are available for all the main roles in this cynical comedy of human frailty… Andrew Hamilton is a confident, carefree Eisenstein, making every word and note tell.”
“Andrew Hamilton as Eisenstein played the silly ass to the hilt. This works because to make the plot work, Eisenstein has to be dim. Hamilton brought an effortless charm to the role and lightness too. He and Schwartz made easy pickings of the business with the repeater watch, never over-egging it.”
““Andrew Hamilton’s Eisenstein makes the most of his deceptions and slick patter, his teddy bear bringing echoes of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.””
“Andrew Hamilton’s Papageno provides the cheerful touches of colour, his natural stage presence and pleasant baritone effortlessly winning hearts.”
“Andrew Hamilton found an astonishing wealth of expression…”
