Bass-baritone Andrew Kroes, a native of Onalaska, Wisconsin, is currently pursuing his Master of Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying with Paul Kiesgen. He previously studied with Daniel Johnson-Wilmot. Kroes has received two Encouragement Awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions in the Wisconsin District and was a district winner in the 2009-10 Indiana District auditions as well as a Tri-State Regional Encouragement Award winner. During this past summer, he participated in Sherrill Milnes’s V.O.I.C.Experience program. Mr. Kroes has performed numerous roles with Indiana University Opera Theater including Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Frere Laurent in Roméo et Juliette, and the King of Clubs in The Love for Three Oranges. This is Mr. Kroes first production with Arbor Opera Theater and also marks his professional debut.