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About Ben
Hailed as a “truly exceptional tenor” by the National Review, Ben Bliss is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting performers on today’s operatic stage, both in his native America and internationally. Ben has been cited as “an exemplar of the Mozartean tenor” for his “purity of tone, vocal control and artistic sensitivity” (Opera Warhorses).
Recent highlights include two roles at The Metropolitan Opera – Die Zauberflöte as Tamino, and Don Giovanni as Don Ottavio; a return to San Francisco Opera as Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites; and Teatro Colón as Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress. In concert, Ben performed with Orchestre National de France in Pelleas et Mélisande, and with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin in Solomon.
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Season Highlights
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Sú la sponda del pigro Lete
Ben Bliss Sú la sponda del pigro Lete from Tamerlano by G.F. Handel Russian State Chamber Orchestra Cond. by Christopher Moulds September 9, 2021 Tchaikovsky Hall Moscow, Russia Credit: Ben Bliss
PlayingCiel e terra armi di sdegno
Ben Bliss 'Ciel e terra armi di sdegno' from G.F. Handel's Tamerlano State Chamber Orchestra of Russia Cond. by Christopher Moulds September 9, 2021 Tchaikovsky Hall Moscow, Russia Credit: Ben Bliss
PlayingBen Bliss, Tenor - 'Maria' from West Side Story
Credit: Ben Bliss
PlayingBen Bliss, Tenor - 'O Wie Ängstlich' by W.A. Mozart
Credit: Ben Bliss
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Selected Repertoire
| Ades | The Tempest (Caliban) |
|---|---|
| Berlioz | Beatrice et Benedict (Benedict) |
| Britten | Billy Budd (Captain Vere) • The Turn of the Screw (Peter Quint) • Death in Venice (Aschenbach) • Rape of Lucretia (Male Chorus) |
| Debussy | Pelleas et Melisande (Pelleas) |
| Donizetti | L’Elisir D’Amore (Nemorino) |
| Gluck | Iphigenie en Tauride (Pylade) |
| Gounod | Romeo et Juliette (Romeo) |
| Handel | Solomon (Zadok) • Alcina (Oronte) • Semele (Jupiter) |
| Janacek | Jenufa (Steva) |
| Mozart | Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio) • Cosi fan tutte (Ferrando) • Die Zauberflote (Tamino) • La Clemenza di Tito (Tito) • Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Belmonte) |
| Poulenc | Les Dialogues des Carmelites (Chevalier de la Force) |
| Puts | Silent Night (Nikolaus Sprink) |
| Smetana | The Bartered Bride (Vasek) |
| Stravinsky | The Rake’s Progress (Tom Rakewell) |
| Tchaikowsky | Eugene Onegin (Lensky) |
| Tesori | Grounded (Eric) |
| Verdi | La Traviata (Alfredo) • Rigoletto (Duca) • Falstaff (Fenton) |
| Wagner | Die Meistersinger (David) |
News
Royal Opera 2024/25 season to feature 22 Askonas Holt artists
Opéra national de Paris 2024/25 season to feature 15 Askonas Holt artists
18 Askonas Holt artists to appear at The Metropolitan Opera in 2024/25
Avery Amereau and Ben Bliss debut with The Cleveland Orchestra
Ben Bliss and Ryan Speedo Green receive The Met’s Beverly Sills Award
Tenor Ben Bliss signs to Askonas Holt
Press
Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio)
Opera National de ParisSep 2023Le Don Ottavio du ténor Ben Bliss, faisant ses débuts à l’Opéra national de Paris, est tout particulièrement réactif sur scène. Il s’agît d’un rôle parfois ingrat en raison de ses pages sublimes mais au sort fastidieux, voire carrément sot… contre toute attente, le ténor paraît prendre énormément de plaisir à interpréter ses airs avec beaucoup de souplesse vocale et une grande musicalité. [TRANSLATED] Tenor Ben Bliss's Don Ottavio, making his Paris Opera debut, is particularly responsive on stage. It's a role that's sometimes thankless because of its sublime pages, but tedious, even downright silly... against all expectations, the tenor seems to take great pleasure in performing his arias with great vocal flexibility and musicality.
- Classique News
- 26 September 2023
Capable lui-aussi de douceur, le ténor nord-américain Ben Bliss livre un Ottavio plus droit, également plus lyrique, dont la ligne est magnifiquement maîtrisée. Les deux Anna s’opposent dans leur caractère plus que dans les moyens vocaux. [TRANSLATED] Also capable of gentleness, the North American tenor Ben Bliss delivers a straighter Ottavio, also more lyrical, whose line is magnificently mastered.
- Anaclase
- 29 September 2023