Chase Côté  |  baritone

In his 25/26 season, Chase most recently performed the lead role of “Mac” in the collegiate premiere of Jake Heggie’s opera Before it All Goes Dark, and Mercutio in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette–both with the Turner-Fischer Opera Center at LSU. Additional credits at LSU include scenes as Marcello from Puccini's La bohème and Barone di Trombonok from Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims in their "La-La-Palooza Lagniappe Gala," as well as the Count Almaviva in their production of Le nozze di Figaro.    

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Recent professional engagements with Opéra Louisiane have taken him across Louisiana for outreach events, to the stage performing King Melchior in the company’s 2025 production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, and in concert alongside internationally renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa in their "Opera Royale." 

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As an active competitor, Chase most recently received an encouragement award in the New Orleans District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. In 2025, he also received an encouragement award for the National Society of Arts and Letters' Shirley Rabb Winston competition at the national level. For the D.C. district, he was awarded first place as well.

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In early 2025, Chase sang the titular role of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi for Art City Opera’s salon-style public read-through. He also attended Castleton Festival as a vocal fellow where he performed in both a lieder concert and played Don Giovanni in their scenes program. 

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