Chase Côté | baritone
Photo Credit: Joseph V. Labolito, Temple University
Chase Côté is an emerging baritone pursuing his Master of Music at Louisiana State University
under the tutelage of Robert Grayson and Paul Groves. Upcoming engagements of his include, a recital titled 'Postcards of Puccini' at St. Bonaventure University where he will perform arias and excerpts from Puccini's great operas, and Count Almaviva in LSU’s production of Le nozze di Figaro. In 2025, Chase sang the title role of Gianni Schicchi for Art City Opera, he attended Castleton Festival as a vocal fellow, and he covered the baritone soloist in the Philadelphia premiere of Listen to the Earth by James Grant, for Temple University Concert Choir.
Both summers of 2024 and 2023, he appeared as an emerging artist at Seagle Festival in which he performed the roles of Tommy Albright in Brigadoon, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and Gregório in Roméo et Juliette. Additionally, Chase enjoyed work in outreach with Seagle Festival when touring Andrew Duncan’s children’s opera, The Ugly Duckling, as the Cow/Big Bad Wolf.
As an active competitor, Chase most recently received an encouragement award from the National Society of Arts and Letters Shirley Rabb Winston competition at the national level. For the D.C. district of the competition, he was awarded first place. Chase was a finalist for Opera Grand Rapids’ VanderLaan Prize and won first place in the NATS Eastern Region in 2024. In 2022, he received first place for NATS Eastern Region as well and was awarded second place in the NSAL Shirley Rabb Winston Scholarship in 2022. In January, Chase will compete in the New Orleans District of The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
Chase graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Music in 2024. Credits during his time with Temple Opera Theater include, the role of Junius from The Rape of Lucretia, and covering Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. He performed in multiple scenes programs, particularly the roles of Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Charlie (Three Decembers), Fredrik Egarman (A Little Night Music), and Pa (Proving Up). In late 2024, Chase performed as baritone soloist: The Fence, in Craig Hella Johnson’s fusion-oratorio, Considering Matthew Shepard for the Temple University Concert Choir.
