Randell McGee is an opera0c baritone from St. Louis, Missouri. Randell received his start as a professional opera singer with Union Avenue Opera performing in several opera choruses and performing his first role as the Jailor, Carceriere in Puccini’s opera, Tosca. From there, he has performed with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as the Usher in Rigoletto, Fraternity Brother/Lay About Man/Adult James in the world premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Terence Blanchard. In 2023, Randell performed with Cincinna0 Opera in their produc0on of Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly performing as the Imperial Commissioner. Randell has competed in the Met Auditions and received three Encouragement Awards receiving them in the years 2016, 2020, and recently in 2024. Randell McGee has trained as a Gerdine Young Artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera, an Artist-in-Residence with Dayton Opera, and with Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist. Randell was excited to make his opera debut with Santa Fe Opera performing as Lackey 2 in Strauss’ opera, Der Rosenkavalier. Being intrigued with new works, Randell has performed with Opera Fusion:New Works in the workshops of The Righteous performing the role of Jacob, Bulrusher performing the role of Logger, and in the Afrofuturist produc0on of Lalovavi. Randell has completed his Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Webster University. Randell is grateful for the many performance opportunities that God has blessed him with throughout his career and is looking forward to many more performances to come!
