Søren Pedersen

Praised for his “outstanding vocal technique and plush, luxuriant sound” (Cincinnati Classical Concert Review), Canadian-American baritone Søren Pedersen is gaining recognition for his work on operatic and concert stages across North America. With San Diego Opera he has sung Schaunard in La Bohème, Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, and created the role of Aldeano I in Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego. He returns to the company in 2026 as Morales in Carmen. Additional engagements include Marcello in La Bohème with Opera à la Carte in San Diego and appearances with Cincinnati Opera’s Opera Fusion: New Works, where he workshopped the roles of Abbot Cuno in Snider’s Hildegard and Court Poet in Greg Spears’ Sleepers Awake, a role he will cover with Opera Philadelphia this season.

On the concert stage, Pedersen has appeared in Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Mass in G, and Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions, most recently performing as a soloist in Messiah with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru.

Pedersen has participated in several prestigious young artist and summer programs, including Wolf Trap Opera, where he performed in Dialogues des Carmélites and Carmen and will return to sing Sciarrone in Tosca while covering the title role in Eugene Onegin. He has also appeared at the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory, performing L’horloge and Le Chat Noir in L’enfant et les sortilèges.

A prizewinner in several competitions, Pedersen won the Idaho and San Diego Districts of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (2026/2024), placed third in the Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Ensemble Competition (2025), and received prizes from the Musical Merit Foundation and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s Corbett Competition.

Pedersen is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where his recent roles include Tarquinius (The Rape of Lucretia), Dr. Rappaccini (La Hija de Rappaccini), Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and Le Mari (Les Mamelles de Tirésias). He holds undergraduate degrees in music and psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University.