BENJAMIN HOWARD
baritone
Equally at home in opera, art song and Broadway musicals, baritone Benjamin Howard sings with intelligence, nuance and heart-melting tone. A unique presence, he becomes one with the song.
- MaryAnn Bonino, Founder of The Da Camera Society
ABOUT BENJAMIN
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Ultimately for me it was not only the sensation of listening to it, but also producing those vibrations that felt so empowering—like nothing else I’d ever experienced.
- Benjamin Howard
from an interview on Cent Creative Sessions
biography
Marked as a “standout” (Chicago Tribune) and praised for his “intelligence, nuance, and heart-melting tone” (The Da Camera Society), baritone Benjamin Howard is quickly becoming a sought-after young talent to watch. Based in New York City, Benjamin will begin the 2022-23 season as a soloist in collaboration with Concerts at Saint Thomas, presenting a selection of Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel in late October. This past spring, he made his debut with Bronx Opera, singing Publio in La Clemenza di Tito. Mr. Howard was thrilled to make his major recital debut in October of 2021 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, CA. He joined acclaimed pianist Armen Guzelimian and the Auryn String Quartet for an all-Haydn program.
In the summer of 2019, Benjamin made his debut with Pacific Opera Project, performing Pish-Tush in The Mikado. Earlier that year, Howard was named a first-place winner of The American Prize in Vocal Performance--The Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award, 2018-2019 in the men's art song division. In 2018, he made his debut with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, singing Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods and the Sergeant in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Operatic highlights include the title role in Don Giovanni, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Ping in Turandot, Elder McLean in Susannah, Speaker in Die Zauberflöte, 1st Officer in Dialogues des Carmélites, Connie Rivers in The Grapes of Wrath, and Prior in La Dolorosa. Musical theatre roles include Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden, Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music, Rabbi Einhorn in Amazing Grace, and Mr. Mayor in Seussical.
As a concert soloist, Mr. Howard has performed with such organizations as the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, Abilene Philharmonic, and Chicago Chamber Orchestra. His credits as a soloist include Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Fauré’s Requiem, Duruflé's Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Finzi’s In Terra Pax, and Rodrigo’s Ausencias de Dulcinea.
A Los Angeles native, Benjamin Howard received his Bachelor of Music and Musical Theatre Certificate from Northwestern University and Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas. In addition to the Utah Festival, he has been a Young Artist at Opera in the Ozarks, SongFest, and the Idyllwild Arts Festival. An avid choral lover, Benjamin was recently appointed baritone/bass in the world-renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys in New York City. Proud member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
SCHEDULE
October 27, 2022
TANDEM: TWO PIANOS, TWO PREMIERES
CONCERTS AT ST. THOMAS
New York, NY
Soloist
Jeremy Filsell, piano
May 15 & 21, 2022
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
BRONX OPERA
Bronx, NY
Publio
Michael Spierman, conductor
Ben Spierman, director
March 29 & 31, 2022
BACH ST. MATTHEW PASSION
TRINITY BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
New York, NY
Step-out Soloist
Dana Marsh, conductor
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
November 14, 2021
DURUFLÉ REQUIEM
SAINT THOMAS CHURCH
New York, NY
Baritone Soloist
Jeremy Filsell, conductor
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys
October 10, 2021
EIN KLEINES HAYDNFEST
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Orange County, CA
Featured Soloist
Armen Guzelimian, piano
Auryn String Quartet
August 16-31, 2019
THE MIKADO
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT
Pish-Tush
Parisa Zaeri, music director
Josh Shaw, director/designer
April 13, 2019
EL GATO MONTÉS OPERA FOR EDUCATORS RECITAL
LOS ANGELES OPERA
Featured soloist
Jeremy Frank, piano
November 2, 2018
FAURÉ REQUIEM
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE HOLLYWOOD, CA
Baritone soloist
Jeffrey Parola, music director
July 6 - August 3, 2018
INTO THE WOODS
UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA
Rapunzel's Prince
William Remmers, conductor
Valerie Rachelle, director
July 5 - August 3, 2018
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA
Sergeant
Nicolas Giusti, conductor
Curt Olds, director
