Recent seasons included a return to Seattle Opera as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, followed by a company debut with Nashville Opera as Scarpia in Tosca. He also added two new roles to his repertoire, singing Creon in Cherubini’s Medea with Opera Omaha and John Peerybingle in I Grillo del Focolare with Teatro Grattacielo, both company debuts as well. When not onstage himself, Mr. Hurt mentored students in a masterclass at Seattle Opera’s Summer Academy at Marrowstone. Weston made his role debut as Valentin in Gounod’s Faust in a return to New Orleans Opera, and made his company debut at Tulsa Opera as Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca. He returned to Seattle Opera in his signature role of Germont in Verdi’s La traviata, and inaugurated the Berkshire Opera Festival as Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Recent opera engagements have included his role debut as the title character in Nabucco at Seattle Opera, his debut with New Orleans Opera as Germont in La traviata, his house and role debut with Houston Grand Opera as Scarpia in Tosca, his role debut as Iago in Otello with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and a return to Seattle Opera in another role debut as Talbot in MariaStuarda.