Joel Balzun

Canadian baritone and composer JOEL BALZUN (Sharpless) is establishing himself as a dynamic force on stage. This season’s highlights include role débuts as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Tonio in Pagliacci with Pacific Opera Project, house débuts with Amarillo Opera (Pagliacci), Pittsburgh Opera (Fellow Travelers), Maryland Opera and The Princeton Festival (Madama Butterfly), Opera Wilmington (Cavalleria Rusticana), and Wichita Grand Opera (Ein deutsches Requiem), as well as a world premiere by Dale Trumbore with support from the Barlow Endowment. He recently sang the title role in Missy Mazzoli's Lincoln in the Bardo for previews and workshops with Chautauqua Opera and The Metropolitan Opera.