Biography
Currently on tour with Theatre latté da’s wildly successful international tour of Peter Rothstein's All is Calm, the new year sees several significant debuts for Cuban-American tenor Andres Acosta.
Biography
Currently on tour with Theatre latté da’s wildly successful international tour of Peter Rothstein's All is Calm, the new year sees several significant debuts for Cuban-American tenor Andres Acosta.
He excelled at every demand placed upon him. More Andres please.
“And let's talk about Andres Acosta… this young tenor has been a resident artist with MN Opera all season and has played small roles in every show this year. And praise all that is holy, he's finally been given the leading role! From his sheepish and delicate opening scene to his existential-crisis-turned-to-art-aria in the church pew, he excelled at every demand placed upon him. More Andres please.”
MINNESOTA PLAYLIST
"A sweet, lyrical voice."
“Protagonist Timothy Laughlin (Acosta, a Cuban-American tenor with a sweetly lyrical voice) meets the older and more established Hawkins Fuller (Adams), who soon mentors him in more than just his career... Acosta shines in “Last night. How many? How many kisses?”, Laughlin's confession aria, a sweeping yet intimate piece with great scope and tremulous music.”
TWIN CITIES ARTS
"Acosta...sets the heart alight."
“Andres Acosta brings such an endearing innocence to Tim as to set the heart alight. His aria in the church brings the joy within Spears' score to full flower, and his open-hearted enthusiasm remains magnetic during the couple's love scenes, even when Hawk's words can give you the unsettling feeling that, for him, this is more about exploitation than love.”
PIONEER PRESS
Acosta offers perhaps the most endearing performance of a gay character you'll ever see.
“Andres Acosta, as beta male Timothy Laughlin, offers perhaps the most endearing performance of a gay character you’ll ever see. Timothy, a devout Catholic, adheres to embedded conservative values that are upended when he succumbs to the passionate and movie-star-handsome Hawkins Fuller. Acosta numinously portrays a monumental personal struggle between loving homosexual yearnings and religious formidability.”
LAVENDER MAGAZINE
“Timothy was ardently sung by tenor Andres Acosta, whose acting skillfully externalized the feelings of a credulous ingénu beguiled by the bright lights and bustling egos of the big city.”
STAR TRIBUNE
“Adams and Acosta are exceptional singers of Spears' demanding score.”
MINNPOST
“The wonderfully empathetic Andres Acosta.”
CHERRY AND SPOON
It would be hard to top tenor Andres Acosta’s burst of joy.
"...it would be hard to top tenor Andres Acosta's burst of joy from Donizetti's “Rita,” with its clarion high notes and general comic breathlessness"
SAN FRANCISCO GATE
Acosta...performed with such panache that the number was a triumph.
“Acosta sang and danced all over the David Hockney Turandot stairs which were the backdrop for the second half of the evening, and he and his buddies performed with such panache that the number was a triumph. Plus, Acosta has a beautiful voice."
SF CIVIC CENTER BLOG
"Andres Acosta exults in a scene from Donizetti's Rita...and royal comedy from Andres Acosta..."
SF CLASSICAL VOICE
"Tenor Andres Acosta sang robustly and with intense pathos as the boy faced with the legendary poisoner."
BAY AREA REPORTER
