Ben Taylor

In the 2026-27 season, baritone Benjamin Taylor debuts with the New York Philharmonic in Tosca (Sciarrone) under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. On the international stage, Benjamin makes his debut in Japan at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Die Zauberflöte (Papageno), and his debut at Teatro di San Carlo in Peter Grimes (Balstrode). Benjamin also returns to Madison Opera in Postcard from Morocco (Man with a Shoe Sample Case).  Last season, Benjamin made his debut with Seattle Opera in Carmen (Escamillo) and returned to The Metropolitan Opera for Porgy and Bess (Jake) and Carmen (Moralès), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Roméo and Juliette (Mercutio).

In the 2024-25 season, Benjamin made company debuts at Arizona Opera in La bohème (Marcello), Madison Opera in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), and Charleston Opera Theater in La bohème (Schaunard). He also debuted at Washington National Opera in Porgy and Bess (Jake).

Previous highlights include his debut at The Metropolitan Opera in Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Chester); performances with the Spoleto Festival in La bohème (Schaunard), and with Cincinnati Opera in the world premiere of Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith’s Castor and Patience (West). He also made his debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in La fanciulla del West (Bello), and participated in the workshop of The Factotum (Garby) at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Mr. Taylor was a Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist, and Gerdine Young Artist and Richard Gaddes Festival Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

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