With over sixty-five roles to his credit, the baritone has become well-known for his magnetic and energizing stage performances. His voice and acting have been described as “emotionally fervid”, “richly expressive”, and “commanding”, garnering acclaim as Eugene Onegin, Conte di Luna (Il trovatore), Zurga (Les pêcheurs de perles), and John Proctor (The Crucible), among others.
 

Last season, Mr. Detwiler made his Carnegie Hall debut with MidAmerica Productions as soloist in Vivaldi’s Magnificat and New York City Opera debut in Florence, Italy as Papa in Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. He then returned to the Narnia Vocal Arts Festival as Peter in Hansel and Gretel.

 

Most recently, Detwiler finished a world premiere with Opera Modesto as Watson (Lewis’ Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Fallen Giant), returned to Opera Idaho to debut Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette and reprise the title role of Gianni Schicchi, and made his company debut with Painted Sky Opera in the title role of Der fliegende Holländer. Upcoming roles include Escamillo (La tragédie de Carmen) with Tulsa Opera and a return to Opera Modesto next spring as Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff.

 

The baritone has performed nationally with San Diego Opera, Virginia Opera, New York City Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Opera Parallèle, Center for Contemporary Opera, Syracuse Opera, Sacramento Opera,  Opera Mississippi, Opera San Jose, Shreveport Opera, Festival Opera of Walnut Creek, West Bay Opera, Inland Northwest Opera, Carnegie Hall with MidAmerica Productions, Vallejo Symphony Orchestra, the American Philharmonic Sonoma County, the Idaho State-Civic Symphony, the Boise Philharmonic & Master Chorale, Boise Baroque, in Italy at Teatro Comunale di Manini through Narnia Vocal Arts Festival, and in France with the Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon. 

 

His concert credits include: Bach's Cantatas 87/140, St John’s Passion, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart's and Faure's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Dvorak's Te Deum, Schubert's Mass in G-minor, Saint-Säens' Christmas Oratorio, Mollicone's Beatitude Mass, staged versions of Schubert's Winterreise, Ahab (Bernard Herrmann's Moby Dick) and Jim Cockey's premier of Shalom: a Holocaust Memorial.

 

Mr. Detwiler has continued to expand his repertory with the musical leads in Carousel, The King & I, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific, and has enjoyed collaborating with local performing arts groups such as Tree City Chamber Players and Idaho Concerts in Care.

Currently, he resides in Boise, Idaho with his wife, mezzo-soprano Michele Detwiler, and studies with New York City's Andrea DelGiudice.