Jeremiah
Drake
Jeremiah , a baritone,
has a Master’s degree in
vocal performance from
Texas State University.
His operatic roles
include Guglielmo in
Cosí fan tutte, Pish
Tush in Mikado,
Frank Maurrant in
Street Scene, and
Papageno in Die
Zauberflöte at his
undergraduate alma
mater, UTSA.
At Texas State, Drake
played the title role in
Gianni Schicchi,
Bob in The Old Maid
and the Thief, the
Speaker in Die
Zauberflöte, and Dr.
Engel in The Student
Prince.
Professional engagements
with the Lyric Opera of
San Antonio include Pish
Tush in Mikado
(2001), Fiorello in
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
(2005), Cascada in
The Merry Widow
(2006), and the Marquis
in La Traviata
(2006, San Antonio
Opera). Other
professional roles
include Balthazar and
Melchior in Amahl and
the Night Visitors
(2006 & 2008), with
Opera Texas and Lyric
Opera of McAllen
respectively, and the
Millworker in Austin
Lyric Opera’s Lady
McBeth of Mtsensk by
Shostakovich.
He has performed the
bass solos for Handel’s
Messiah for YOSA,
Mid-Texas Symphony, and
Uvalde Choral Guild, and
the San Antonio Choral
Society.
Jeremiah has sung
the role of Herr
Schlendrian in Bach’s
Coffee Cantata at
the Victoria Bach
Festival. He performed
in a concert, including
bass solos from
Elijah and The
Creation with
Kingwood College.
Currently, Drake is the
head choir director at
Theodore Roosevelt High
School, Music minister
at Colonial Hills United
Methodist Church and is
the proud father of Leah
and Javier, and husband
of Lily Drake