Verdi’s Macbeth has become a signature, serving as Colclough’s debut at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bayerische Staatsoper, Luxembourg Opera and most recently the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brazil.

This season, Colclough depicted Gerhard in Mason Bates & Gene Scheer’s new opera The Amazing Adventure of Kavalier and Clay at the Metropolitan Opera, and in the spring, Colclough heads to the Los Angeles Opera to reprise the title character in Verdi’s Falstaff.

In the 2024-’25 Season, Colclough appeared in his favorite role, Nick Shadow, in Opera Omaha’s The Rake’s Progress, Scarpia in Seattle Opera’s Tosca, Badger/Parson in Des Moines Metro Opera’s The Cunning Little Vixen, as well as his role debut of Capulet in Romeo et Juliette at the Los Angeles Opera.

The ‘23- ‘24 season included role debuts as the title character in Der fliegende Holländer at the Göteburg Opera, Leporello in Don Giovanni at the Los Angeles Opera, and the title role in Sir John in Love at the Bard Festival. Colclough also debuted at the Concertgebouw, reprising his role of Alberich with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Netherlands.

2022-2023 saw Colclough as Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Los Angeles Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Atlanta Opera, Monterone in Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera, Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Royal Opera House Covent Gardens, and his first Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen under the direction of Brigitte Fassbaender for the Tiroler Festspiele in Austria.

2018-19 included appearances as Peter in Hansel & Gretel at the Los Angeles Opera, Fra Melitone in La Forza del Destino for his company debut with Oper Fankfurt, as well as the Storyteller in A Flowering Tree for his company debut with Opera Queensland. During the summer, he returned to the title role of Don Pasquale with the Berkshire Opera Festival.

Mr. Colclough’s 2017-18 season included debuts with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Pistola in Falstaff, Opera Vlaanderen as Falstaff in Falstaff (directed by Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz), Boston Lyric Opera as Hare in the world premiere of Burke and Hare, and Dallas Opera as Peter Vogel in Der Ring des Polykrates. He also returned to Minnesota Opera as the title role in Don Pasquale and Los Angeles Opera as Monterone in Rigoletto.

The autumn of 2016 found Colclough returning to London for Scarpia in Tosca with English National Opera, a role which served as his debut at Canadian Opera Company later in the season. He also joined the Minnesota Opera for Doristo in L’arbore di Diana, and spent the summer singing the title role in Verdi’s Falstaff with Opera Saratoga.

In the 2015-2016 season, performances included appearances with Arizona Opera as the title role in Falstaff, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, for Timur in Turandot, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Additionally, he returned to English National Opera for his role debut of Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, and Los Angeles Opera for Simone in Gianni Schicchi. On the concert stage, he debuted at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Dottore Grenvil in La traviata.

In the 2014-2015 season, Colclough made his European debut with the English National Opera as Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West, also with the Atlanta Opera as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Lieutenant Gordon in Silent Night.

Additional credits include the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, California Philharmonic, Capitol Records, Abbey Road Studios and the soundtrack of the film Rolled.