Enrico Lagasca

Celebrated for his “smooth, dark bass voice” and commanding stage presence, Filipino-American bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca has built a career spanning over a hundred oratorios, operatic roles, world premieres, and art song programs, captivating audiences across the United States and abroad. One critic described his sound as “an oratorio voice that strikes fear of God in the hearts of the audience,” and his voice can be heard on six GRAMMY®-nominated recordings.

The 2026/27 season brings debuts with Colorado Bach Ensemble, Gotham Early Music Scene, Greenwich Symphony, Kollective366, Oregon Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and Symphony San Jose, alongside returns to Bachfest Leipzig, Chorus of Westerly, Concerts at St. Thomas, Harvard Choruses, Milwaukee Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony. He also continues his work with longtime artistic collaborators, including Bach Collegium San Diego, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Conspirare, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Seraphic Fire, Skylark, Spire, and Washington Bach Consort.

Celebrated for his interpretations of oratorio repertoire, Enrico has been hailed by critics as “larger-than-life” and “elegant as they are moving,” with his singing of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at Saint Thomas Church described as “an outpouring of devotion and grief.” On the operatic stage, he has sung Caronte in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Collatinus in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, and Lorenzo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi, working under directors including Thaddeus Strassberger, R.B. Schlather, and Kevin Newbury. A champion of living composers such as Jonathan Dove, Reena Esmail, David Lang, and Caroline Shaw, he earned praise as a “visceral force with vivid phrasing” in the U.S. premiere of Dove’s The Monster in the Maze. Equally at home in recital, Enrico was a finalist in the 2013 Das Lied International Song Competition and took part in the inaugural SongStudio at Carnegie Hall under Renée Fleming in 2019.

Recent soloist engagements include with the American Classical Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boise Philharmonic, Experiential Orchestra, Musica Sacra New York, Nashville Symphony, NOVUS NY, Portland Baroque Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, University Musical Society, Voices of Ascension, and Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra, along with the 2026 Seattle Bach Festival and as resident soloist at the 2023 Carmel Bach Festival. Enrico resides in New York City. Visit www.enricolagasca.com.