Sam Faustine

Singer, Actor, Musician

Sam Faustine (AEA/AGMA), a San Francisco native, is an award winning singer and actor who performs a wide-variety of genres ranging from baroque opera to modern musical theater. 

Enjoyed for his versatility, Sam has appeared in Europe, China, and across the US in concerts and in roles such as Tony in West Side Story, Anthony in Sweeney Todd, Prunier in La Rondine, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker in Into the Woods, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, and many more. See full resume HERE!

Sam is also known as an oratorio and concert soloist, and has been hired by many prestigious companies including the San Francisco Symphony, California Bach Soloists, San Jose Symphonic Choir, among many others. He is known in particular for his 'Roasted Swan' aria in Orff's Carmina Burana, having performed the piece several times around country.

Sam is also an active member of the Bay Area’s sacred music and choral community, and frequently performs around the region, most notably with the San Francisco SymphonyGaudeVolti SF, Cappella SF, and Grace Cathedral where he sings counter-tenor in addition to tenor.

Sam is energized by New Music, and has worked intimately with several composers and creators, in recordings and live performances. In 2020 He was a part of a GRAMMY Award winning recording of Terry Riley’s Sun Rings Album - a collaboration with Kronos Quartet. He has also recently worked with Pamela Z, Ryan BrownSamson Y Hiss, David Arkenstone, Eric Choate, and many others.

Sam found his roots and passion for performance with San Francisco's beloved Lamplighters Music Theatre, having played leading roles in 10+ productions from 2014 - 2019. His favourites include Colonel Fairfax, Robin Oakapple, and Candide, in the productions of Yeomen of the Guard, Ruddygore, and Candide respectively. He is featured on professionally produced recorded albums of Yeomen of the Guard, and Patience.

When not performing choral or theatre works, Sam can be found singing pop, barbershop, folk, jazz music, or writing/composing/arranging his own not-quite-there-yet-but-slightly-better-than-mediocre music. He performs often impersonating Freddie Mercury with his QUEEN Tribute Band. He found his passion for "nonclassical" music while growing up kicking it and jamming with the founding members of the Tumbleweed Wanderers, a successful world-touring rock band. He is currently in a two-piece 50s and 60s cover-band called the Almond Bros.

Sam received his Master’s Degree in May 2015 from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He received a Bachelor's in Music at the University of Puget Sound in 2013.

Sam maintains an active Voice Studio in San Francisco's Noe Valley - more info HERE