Baritone Ben Kazez has performed in the Monteverdi Choir under Sir John Eliot Gardiner and as soloist at Barcelona’s Petit Palau, Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, and London’s St John’s Smith Square and Milton Court. Read More…
Solo concerts include Bach and Handel under Vaclav Luks and Shunske Sato at Barcelona’s Petit Palau, Messiah at London’s St John’s Smith Square, Handel Theodora at Snape Maltings with Dame Sarah Connolly and Christian Curnyn, Bach cantatas at Barcelona’s L’Auditori and under Mark Padmore at Snape Maltings, Dowland songs with Dame Emma Kirkby, Charpentier Reniement de St Pierre and Carissimi Jepthe at Milton Court Concert Hall, Barber’s Dover Beach at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, Charpentier Messe à 8 with Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival, Brahms German Requiem with San Jose Symphonic Chorus, and Bach B Minor Mass, and Handel L’Allegro and Esther with American Bach Soloists Festival.
Ben has sung in the Monteverdi Choir under Sir John Eliot Gardiner with English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique at the Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonie, Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, and Versailles. In Ghislieri Coro e Orchestra, he has performed at Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Festival d’Ambronay, and recorded Jommelli and Gregorian chant for release on Arcana in 2020. He has also sung with Chanticleer alumni in 10-voice ensemble Clerestory, including a benefit concert hosted by Deborah Voigt and Susan Graham.
Operatic roles include Re di Scozia (Ariodante), Zoroastro (Orlando), and Grand Priest (North American premiere of Marais Sémélé). While at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Ben performed in scenes as Pollux (Castor et Pollux), Consalvo (Handel Almira), Dr Pangloss (Candide), and Sam (Trouble in Tahiti).
Ben’s 2019–20 season includes Pilate in Bach St John Passion at Amsterdam’s Westerkerk, Fauré Requiem and Bach cantata solos in California, and Messiah in Cincinnati. He also joins Apollo’s Fire for Bach St Matthew Passion in Cleveland, Columbus, and Ann Arbor (UMS Series at Hill Auditorium).
Ben Kazez graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College in 2007. Before beginning to focus on music full time, he spent five years designing language and travel apps that the New York Times deemed “brilliant.” He became a Britten–Pears Young Artist in 2016 and earned a Master of Music at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama on a scholarship in 2018. He speaks French and Italian.
25 January 2020
TBA, California
Buxtehude Cantatas
Albany Consort
Jonathan Salzedo, director/harpsichord
23 February 2020
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Soloist in Bach Cantata 22 ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’
Westerkerkkoor
JanJoost van Elburg, conductor
2 April 2020
Early Music Columbus, Ohio
Bach St Matthew Passion
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
4 April 2020
Severance Hall, Cleveland
Bach St Matthew Passion
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
5 April 2020
UMS Series – Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bach St Matthew Passion
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
10 April 2020
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Pilate in Bach St John Passion
Westerkerkkoor
JanJoost van Elburg, conductor
26 April 2020
SLO Performing Arts Center, California
Soloist in Fauré Requiem
San Luis Obispo Master Chorale
Thomas Davies, conductor
9 July 2020
Apt, France
Soloist in Bach B Minor Mass
Chœur du Luberon
Johan Riphagen, conductor
10 July 2020
France
Soloist in Bach B Minor Mass
Chœur du Luberon
Johan Riphagen, conductor
11 July 2020
Orange, France
Soloist in Bach B Minor Mass
Chœur du Luberon
Johan Riphagen, conductor
12 July 2020
Forcalquier, France
Soloist in Bach B Minor Mass
Chœur du Luberon
Johan Riphagen, conductor
8 December 2019
Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati
Soloist in Handel Messiah
Collegium Cincinnati
Kent Tritle, conductor
7 December 2019
Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati
Soloist in Handel Messiah
Collegium Cincinnati
Kent Tritle, conductor
17 November 2019
Kreuzkirche Herne, Germany & WDR3 Radio
Jommelli Miserere
Jommelli Requiem
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio Prandi, conductor
16 November 2019
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Mozart Requiem
Jommelli Requiem
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio Prandi, conductor
3 November 2019
St. Mary Magdalen, Berkeley, California
Soloist in Bach Cantata 22 ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’
Cantata Collective
2 November 2019
All Saints Episcopal, Palo Alto, California
Soloist in Bach Cantata 22 ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’
Cantata Collective
6 October 2019
Closing Concert, Festival d’Ambronay & France.tv
Bononcini Te Deum
Handel Coronation Anthems
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri
Giulio Prandi, conductor
8 September 2019
Opéra Royal, Palace of Versailles
Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2 September 2019
BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall
Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
31 August 2019
Berlin Philharmonie
Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
29 August 2019
Festival Berlioz, La Côte-St-André
Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7 August 2019
St Oswald’s, Durham, England
Soloist in Monteverdi Vespers
Bishop’s Consort
David Stancliffe, director
16 July 2019
Petit Palau, Palau de la Musica
Hercules (excerpts) in Handel Hercules
Mercury in Bach Cantata 213 ‘Laßt uns sorgen’
Ensemble BZM
Václav Luks, conductor
3 July 2019
Saint-Denis Festival, Basilique de Saint-Denis, Paris
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
26 May 2019
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Soloist in Bach Cantata 86 ‘Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch’
Westerkerkkoor
JanJoost van Elburg, director
12 May 2019
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Soloist in Bach Cantata 6 ‘Bleib bei uns’
Bishop’s Consort
David Stancliffe, director
4 April 2019
St Andrew’s Corbridge, Durham, England
Christus & Choir 1 Soloist in Bach St Matthew Passion
Bishop’s Consort
David Stancliffe, director
17 March 2019
Berkeley, California
Soloist in Bach Cantata 78 ‘Jesu, der du meine Seele’
Soloist in Bach Cantata 125 ‘Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin’
Cantata Collective
Pacific Boychoir
5 March 2019
CaixaForum, Palma de Mallorca
Soloist in Bach Cantata 22 ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’
Soloist in Bach Cantata 32 ‘Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen’
Ensemble BZM
Daniel Tarrida, director
3 March 2019
CaixaForum, Barcelona
Soloist in Bach Cantata 22 ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’
Soloist in Bach Cantata 32 ‘Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen’
Ensemble BZM
Daniel Tarrida, director
20 January 2019
L’Auditori, Sala 2, Barcelona
Soloist in Bach Cantata 23 ‘Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn’
Soloist in Bach Cantata 44 ‘Sie werden euch in den Bann tun’
Ensemble BZM
Pau Jorquera, conductor
13 January 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Soloist in Bach Cantata 205 ‘Der zufriedengestellte Äolus’ (excerpts)
Soloist in Monteverdi Madrigals
Albany Consort
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord and director
12 January 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Soloist in Bach Cantata 205 ‘Der zufriedengestellte Äolus’ (excerpts)
Soloist in Monteverdi Madrigals
Albany Consort
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord and director
11 January 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Soloist in Bach Cantata 205 ‘Der zufriedengestellte Äolus’ (excerpts)
Soloist in Monteverdi Madrigals
Albany Consort
Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord and director
7 November 2018
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor