Drew Santini is a Canadian baritone known for his versatile performances in opera, oratorio and chamber music. With a broad command of repertoire spanning several historical periods, he is particularly celebrated for his expressive and stylistically informed interpretations of Baroque and Classical music. He performs with leading ensembles including Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gli Angeli Genève, The English Concert, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, Ensemble Masques and the Netherlands Bach Society. 

Recent engagements include his debut with the Orchestra of the 18th Century as Guglielmo in a semi-staged tour of Così fan tutte conducted by Manoj Kamps; Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with the Brussels Philharmonic under Bart Van Reyn; Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with both the Netherlands Bach Society under Johanna Soller and the Dunedin Consort under Kristian Bezuidenhout; and Händel’s Messiah with Philharmonie Zuidnederland and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra under Peter Dijkstra. He also performed John Blow’s Venus & Adonis with Ensemble Masques in France and Spain and appears regularly with the Luthers Bach Ensemble in the north of the Netherlands, singing staged versions of both of Bach’s passions as well as numerous concert programs with guest conductors such as Ton Koopman and Peter Dijkstra.

On the opera stage, Drew has toured 8:Metamorphosis, a dance opera by Nicole Beutler Projects Amsterdam, and has performed several leading roles, including William in Philip Glass’ The Fall of the House of Usher with Opera2Day, Le Mari in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias at Dutch National Opera under Roger Vignoles, and Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone in a co-production between Nederlandse Reisopera and Gothenburg Opera.

A committed chamber musician, Drew was a founding member of Damask Vocal Quartet, whose 2018 album O schöne Nacht received the prestigious ‘Choc de Classica’ award in France. His recordings include releases with Gli Angeli Genève, La Bande Montréal Baroque, BachPlus, and Oerknal! New Music Collective, and he appears in more than 25 performances for the Netherlands Bach Society’s ‘All of Bach’ project, an initiative to record Bach’s complete œuvre.

Drew holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He lives in The Hague, Netherlands.