Tess Altiveros | soprano

Praised for an “assured, glamorous soprano” (Opera Today), “magnetic acting” (Pioneer Press), and exceptional artistic versatility, Tess Altiveros is highly sought after in opera houses and concert halls alike. 

Tess’s 24/25 season begins with a recital of Handel arias with Grammy Award winning Stephen Stubbs at the Whidbey Island Music Festival, a return to Seattle Opera as Ascagne in Les Troyens and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, followed by the role debuts of Cephise and L’Amour in Rameau’s Pygmalion (Kentucky Opera), the Beethoven Missa Solemnis (Boulder Philharmonic) and Ripper’s Cinco Poemas de Vinicius de Moraes with Greenville Symphony.

On the operatic stage, recent seasons have included Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera Idaho, Opera Montana, Kentucky Opera), Mimì in La Bohème (Opera Montana), Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore (Seattle Opera) and Nana in the world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns (Seattle Opera).  In performances hailed as a “triumph” (Classical Voice North America), “enthralling” (Seattle Times), and “nothing short of thrilling” (The Sybaritic Singer), Ms. Altiveros has sung her signature role of Female Soldier in The Falling and the Rising to high acclaim with such companies as Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Montana and Opera Memphis. Other roles include Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte (Skylark Opera), E in O+E (Seattle Opera), Euridice/Proserpine in L’Orfeo (Portland Baroque), Clorinda in The Combat (Seattle Opera), Pamina in Die Zauberflöte (Pacific Symphony), Maria in West Side Story (Central City Opera/Boulder Philharmonic), Musetta in La Bohème with Mo. Andrew Litton (Colorado Symphony), Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw (Eugene Opera), and Elle in La Voix Humaine (Vespertine Opera).  

In concert work, Ms. Altiveros has enjoyed great success presenting everything from early to contemporary repertoire.  Her voice has been hailed in contemporary works as “pure gold” (Opera Magazine), while her early music offerings have been described as “darker, creamy, sensuous…with an astonishing command of 17th century vocal technique” (Opera Today).  Recent appearances include Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Dame Jane Glover and Music of the Baroque, Messiah with Boise Phil, Mozart C Minor Mass with Seattle Pro Musica, Broadway’s Back with Evansville Philharmonic, the American Prize-winning world premiere of Muehleisen’s Borders at Carnegie Hall, and the U.S. premiere of Ripper’s Cinco Poemas de Vinicius de Moraes with the Seattle Symphony. Ms. Altiveros has also been featured with the Colorado Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Boise Phil, Westsound Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Portland Baroque, Early Music Vancouver, Shreveport Symphony, San Francisco Early Music Society and the Vancouver Bach Festival.

A native Seattleite, Ms. Altiveros is proud to be a regular singer for many of her hometown teams, including the Seattle Mariners, OL Reign, Seattle Kraken, and the Seattle Sounders.