Colin Aikins

Tenor (lyric)

Born 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (23 years old)

Opera

American tenor (lyric)

Signature Roles

Timothy Laughlin in Fellow Travelers Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw Alfredo in La traviata Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi Jimmy O'Keefe in Later the Same Evening Fenton in Falstaff

6 Signature Roles6 Principal Houses

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Lucia di Lammermoor as Lord Arturo Bucklaw · Hamburgische Staatsoper · Sep 30, 2026

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Career Trajectory

Trained rigorously at two of America's premier conservatories—Curtis Institute and Juilliard—under distinguished pedagogues, Colin Aikins emerged as a 2023 Schwab Vocal Rising Star with a refined lyric tenor voice suited to both contemporary opera and the classical repertoire. His professional debut as Timothy Laughlin in *Fellow Travelers* at Seattle Opera in 2025 marked the beginning of a career trajectory anchored by a prestigious residency at Hamburg's International Opera Studio, one of Europe's most selective young artist programs. With performances across American opera companies and conservatory stages, Aikins has established himself as a tenor of considerable musicality and dramatic intelligence, poised for significant advancement in the operatic world.

Career Highlight

Named 2023 Schwab Vocal Rising Star; appointed to the International Opera Studio of the Staatsoper Hamburg for a two-season residency beginning autumn 2025