Andrew Haji, tenor, is a recent graduate of the Voice Performance program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree with the University of Toronto Opera School, studying with Darryl Edwards.

Andrew recently appeared as Rob Ford in Rob Ford, the Opera at the University of Toronto. In March he will be performing the role of Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

During his undergraduate career, Andrew performed in three operas with the University of Toronto Opera Division. In 2009, Andrew appeared as Cecco in Haydn’s Il mondo della luna. In 2010, he appeared as Vanderdendur/Ragotski in Bernstein’s Candide. In 2011, he performed the role of Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

In May of 2009, Andrew attended the Canadian Operatic Arts Academy in London, Ontario, where he performed scenes from Albert Herring by Britten, Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss, Il viaggio a Reims by Rossini, and Falstaff by Verdi. In the summer of 2010 he performed the role of Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy in Sulmona, Italy. In the summer of 2011, Andrew returned to Sulmona to reprise the role of Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni.

Andrew’s 2010 oratorio engagements included a total of 6 performances of Handel’s Messiah with Chorus Niagara, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Durham Community Choir, and the Uxbridge Messiah Singers.