Baritone Darren Drone is quickly making a name for himself in the opera world. He recently completed a residency with Michigan Opera Theatre where he covered Leporello in Don Giovanni, the title role in Sweeney Todd, Tonio in Pagliacci and performed the title role in both Gianni Schicchiand Buoso’s Ghost. In 2021, Mr. Drone joined Opera Naples as Riff in West Side Story and Baron Douphol while covering Germont in La traviata. In the summer of 2021, Mr. Drone will join the Santa Fe Opera covering the Count in Le nozze di Figaro, Starveling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Captain in Eugene Onegin. During the 2021-22 season, Mr. Drone will join Florida Grand Opera singing Pallante in Agrippina, Sen. Potter’s Asst/Bookseller/Priest/Technician/Party Guest in Fellow Travelers, Monterone and cover the title role in Rigoletto. Later in 2022, he will make his Cape Symphony debut as the bass soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.