Andy Acosta Found His Voice, Then Found His Way Home

For years, Andy Acosta lived the kind of career many opera singers spend their entire lives chasing.

The Cuban-American tenor performed across Europe, earned a contract with the Metropolitan Opera, joined prestigious young artist programs, and spent most of the year traveling from one production to the next. Before turning 30, he had already built a résumé that placed him among the most promising voices in his field.

Then the pandemic forced him to stop.