Mexican-American baritone Schyler Vargas is establishing himself as a versatile talent, bringing interdisciplinary performances to the operatic, theatrical, and concert stage. Noted as a “distinguished” (Washington Classical Review) and “powerful baritone,” (Washington Post) his work has been featured on PBS News Hour and NPR, among other publications. 

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Schyler's recent highlights include his Off-Broadway debut as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the Drama Desk Award winning production of Masquerade, as well as performing at Carnegie Hall twice as Connie/Ragged Man in The Grapes of Wrath alongside Nathan Gunn and Margaret Latimore and Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe as Strephon with Christine Ebersole and Santino Fontana, both conducted and directed by Ted Sperling. Other role highlights include Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, Guido in Yeston's Nine, Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte among mainstage roles at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Paramount Theatre in Chicago, The Atlanta Opera, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Glimmerglass Festival, Dayton Opera, and the Château de Versailles Spectacles in France.

 

 An award winning performer, Schyler has seen success in competitions most recently as a finalist in two multi-genre competitions: the Lotte Lenya Competition and the American Traditions Competition in 2025. He was also the 1st place in Tri-Cities Opera’s Vocal Competition, two time winner of the Rocky Mountain District in the Laffont Competition with the Metropolitan Opera, 2nd place and Audience Favorite in the Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition, 2nd place at the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Aria Competition, and two time District Winner in the Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Voice Competition. 

 

On the concert stage, Schyler has performed as the baritone soloist for Vaughn William’s Five Mystical Songs, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, Schubert’s Mass in Ab, and Mark Hayes’ Requiem. 

 

Prioritizing new music in his career, Schyler has proudly worked on various commissions for new operas and song cycles with the Houston Grand Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Montana, The Glimmerglass Festival, Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Schyler received his Master of Music degree from the renowned University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and his Bachelor of Music with a minor in Business Administration from Colorado State University.