

Actor
January 30, 1960 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grammy-award winning Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley is a leading singer and dramatic interpreter of his generation, with acclaimed performances at the world’s major opera and concert venues and award-winning recordings on CD and DVD with major labels in a wide variety of repertoire. Mr Finley’s career is devoted to the wide range of vocal art, encompassing opera, orchestral and song, collaborating with the greatest orchestras and conductors of our time.
He began with the baritone roles of Mozart; his Don Giovanni and Count in Le nozze di Figaro have been heard live throughout the world and on DVD. Recent signature roles include Guillaume Tell, J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adam’s Dr. Atomic, and Jaufré Rudel in Saariaho’s L’amour de loin. He created Harry Heegan in Mark Anthony Turnage’s The Silver Tassie.
Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: Tosca
cast
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Teatro Real
cast
Giuseppe Verdi: "Falstaff" Salzburger Festspiele 2023
as Sir John Falstaff
Royal Opera All-Star Gala
cast
Verdi: Otello
as Jago
Royal Opera House: Tosca
as Baron Scarpia
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2016
as Bariton
Pelleas et Melisande
as Golaud
Guillaume Tell
as Guillaume Tell
Wagner : Parsifal
as Amfortas
Così fan tutte - Salzburg Festival
as Don Alfonso
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
as Hans Sachs