A “phenomenal actor” with “impeccable delivery of lyrics” (Kurt Weill Foundation), British baritone George Robarts is the winner of the 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition in New York.

Highlights in 2025-26 include a debut as Luiz in The Gondoliers for English Touring Opera, Marchese La traviata and Pritschitsch The Merry Widow for Buxton International Festival, a recital debut at the Oxford International Song Festival, and a return to Graham Johnson’s annual Schubert lecture recitals.

A versatile talent with a “great penchant for comedy” (Opera Scene), George has appeared at Longborough Festival Opera, Garsington Opera, the Grange, Opera Holland Park, and the Edinburgh International Festival.