Tenor Dimitri Pittas has graced leading opera stages across North America and Europe, including the Bavarian State Opera, Vienna State Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Bolshoi, and Canadian Opera Company. A graduate of The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Dimitri joins the company once again for the 2026-2027 season opening production of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. He has also portrayed iconic roles such as Rodolfo, Macduff, Nemorino, and Tamino on the Met stage. His repertoire spans the title roles of Don Carlo, Werther, and Faust, Don José in Carmen, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and more.
Recent engagements include debuts as Cavaradossi with Opera Utah, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Irish National Opera, and as Don José at Welsh National Opera. Dimitri also performed Pinkerton in Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfly at English National Opera. In concert, he has sung Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony, the Portland Symphony, and at the BBC Proms, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Oslo Philharmonic.
In 2022, Mr. Pittas joined the vocal arts faculty at Manhattan School of Music, where he brings a wealth of experience and inspires students with his passion for the performing arts. He is also the coordinator of master classes and competitions at MSM, utilizing his 20 year career to bring in artists to guide the next generation of talented vocal artists.