Praised for his “creamy and luscious voice” (Denise Lai, myscena), Canadian tenor Andrew Derynck hails from Jeanettes Creek, Ontario. He is a laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques of Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 and an alumnus of the Bob McPhee Young Artist Program at Calgary Opera. Andrew holds both a Bachelor of Music and an Opera Diploma from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Andrew has performed with opera companies across Canada and has had the privilege of premiering several roles in new works, including Jason in The Mansplaining Division (Manitoba Underground Opera), Leopold in The Lionheart (Mightier Productions), and The Father in Ghost Opera (Calgary Opera in collaboration with The Old Trout Puppet Workshop).
Notable role highlights include Paul in The Rocking Horse Winner, Don José in Carmen, Rodolfo in La Bohème, and the title role in Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
This season, Andrew looks forward to returning to Abridged Opera as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus and joining Southern Ontario Lyric Opera as Radames in Aida.
Off the opera stage, Andrew creates rich harmonies as a member of Chatham’s 3 Tenors. When he’s not singing, he can often be found working on his family farm. When asked what he does for work he often responds with “I scream pretty, and I play in the dirt.”