Charles Schneider

Charles Schneider has performed more than 30 roles throughout the country since his professional debut in the summer of 1999 as the Baron in Verdi's La Traviata with The Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts in Little Rock Arkansas. He has most recently been seen as The Bonze in Boheme Opera NJ’s 2023 production of Madama Butterfly and as Marullo in its 2022 production of Rigoletto, and as Captain Corcoran (HMS Pinafore) with The Light Opera NJ. Charles has settled nicely into the Italian repertoire performing such roles as:  Figaro (Barber of Seville), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Ford (Falstaff), Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore), Schaunard (La Boheme), Michele (Il Tabarro) and Scarpia (Tosca). He also enjoys a thriving teaching schedule and is on the voice faculties of Westminster School of the Arts at Rider University and The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville NJ. On Sunday mornings, you can find him conducting the Choir at Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church in Liberty Corner NJ.