Baritone Benjamin Taylor has quickly established himself as a versatile artist, appearing with leading opera companies and orchestras throughout North America and abroad.
In the 26/27 season, he makes his debut with the New York Philharmonic as Sciarrone in Tosca under Gustavo Dudamel at Carnegie Hall, and debuts with Teatro di San Carlo in Peter Grimes (Balstrode) and Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Die Zauberflöte (Papageno). He also returns to Madison Opera for Postcard from Morocco (Man with a Shoe Sample Case) and joins the 2026 Sag Harbor Music Festival cohort.
Last season, Benjamin made his Seattle Opera debut in Carmen (Escamillo) before returning to The Metropolitan Opera for Porgy and Bess (Jake) and Carmen (Moralès), Charleston Opera Theater for Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Roméo et Juliette (Mercutio).
In the 24/25 season, he made company debuts with Arizona Opera in La bohème (Marcello), Madison Opera in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), Charleston Opera Theater in La bohème (Schaunard), and Washington National Opera in Porgy and Bess (Jake). On the concert stage, he appeared with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in Still’s Sanctuary Road, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in Fauré’s Requiem, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra in Carmina Burana, and Opera Omaha for its Opera Outdoors concert. He also returned to North Carolina Opera for Opera in the Park.
Career highlights include returns to Opera Philadelphia in Simon Boccanegra (Paolo), The Metropolitan Opera in Carmen (Moralès), Die Zauberflöte (Papageno), Detroit Opera in Breaking the Waves (Jan), Berkshire Opera Festival in La bohème (Marcello), Pittsburgh Opera in Die Zauberflöte (Papageno), and Des Moines Metro Opera in Pique Dame (Tomsky), Platée (Satyre), and Fellow Travelers (Tommy McIntyre). He has also made company debuts with Austin Opera in Pagliacci (Silvio), The Princeton Festival in Così fan tutte (Guglielmo), Bayerische Staatsoper and The Cleveland Orchestra in La fanciulla del West (Bello), Boston Lyric Opera in La bohème (Schaunard), OperaDelaware / Opera Baltimore in La traviata (Germont), and The Metropolitan Opera in Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Chester). Additional highlights include performances with Michigan Opera Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA in La bohème (Schaunard), Cincinnati Opera in the world premiere of Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith’s Castor and Patience (West), North Carolina Opera in Sanctuary Road (William Still), Baltimore Concert Opera in Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet), the workshop of The Factotum (Garby) at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and concert appearances in Carmina Burana with Symphoria and the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra.
Benjamin is a graduate of Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program, where he appeared in La bohème (Schaunard), Glory Denied (Older Thompson), and Tosca (Sciarrone). He was an Apprentice Artist at The Santa Fe Opera, where he also covered Les pêcheurs de perles (Zurga). As a Gerdine Young Artist and Richard Gaddes Festival Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, he appeared in The Barber of Seville (Fiorello), Shalimar the Clown (Cowardly Giant), and Madama Butterfly (Prince Yamadori). Additional performances include La bohème (Marcello) with the Crested Butte Music Festival and Madama Butterfly (Prince Yamadori) with Berkshire Opera Festival.
2026-2027
