Praised as a “charismatic bass-baritone” with “vocal power,” Macanese-American bass-baritone Nathan Savant is earning recognition for his commanding presence and vocal versatility across traditional and contemporary repertoire (Time Argus News, Chicago Classical Review). In the summer of 2025, Mr. Savant joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist, where he covered Snug and Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Milton in the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s This House. He also appeared in the Center Stage concert singing scenes from Don Giovanni and La Cenerentola with the St. Louis Symphony under the baton of Daniela Candillari.

Mr. Savant recently spent two seasons as a resident artist with Opera North, where he performed Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata, John Styx in Orphée aux enfers, the Wolf and Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods, and Count Monterone in Rigoletto. In the summer of 2023, he joined Chautauqua Opera Company to cover Escamillo in La tragédie de Carmen and sing the Young Man in a workshop of Rene Orth’s chamber opera Love, Loss and the Century Upon Us. Other credits include Doctor Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Chandler Opera Company and Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi with Festival Napa Valley.

In concert, Mr. Savant sang as the bass soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Albany Symphony and in Händel’s Messiah with the Assabet Valley Mastersingers.

While a member of the Boston University Opera Institute, Mr. Savant sang Riolobo in Florencia en el Amazonas, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, Jonathan in Siren Song, and the Baritone in Hydrogen Jukebox. Other roles include Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Marcello in La bohème, Putnam in If I Were You, Mr. Gobineau in The Medium, the Maestro in Prima la musica e poi le parole, the title role in Der Schauspieldirektor, and Mr. Lister/Karl Marx/Solomon Weil/Voiceover in Elizabeth Cree. 

Mr. Savant holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University, and a Performance Diploma in Opera from the Boston University Opera Institute.

Along with singing, Nathan is an avid baseball fan, runner, baker and coffee enthusiast.