Ben Kazez baritone
Ben Kazez has been praised for his “velvety and full voice” by Barcelona Clássica. He regularly performs as a soloist in Europe and the U.S., and has sung in the Netherlands Bach Society and the Monteverdi Choir under Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
Ben recently performed Charpentier under William Christie in Les Arts Florissants masterclasses, Valens in Handel’s Theodora under Christian Curnyn and Dame Sarah Connolly, and Handel’s Hercules under Václav Luks and Shunske Sato. In the 2021–22 season he sings Pilate and arias in Bach’s St John Passion in Amsterdam, Kuhnau’s Magnificat in a Vox Luminis atelier, and Charpentier Plaisirs de Versailles with Emmanuel Resche-Caserta.
As an ensemble singer Ben has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, Teatro La Fenice, Westminster Cathedral, Palace of Versailles, and the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall.
Ben is passionate about the music of J.S. Bach and has performed the Passions (Christus, Pilatus, and arias), B Minor Mass, and 40 cantatas. During the pandemic he created a digital resource that Juilliard and other libraries use to help people learn about early vocal music. He is fluent in French and Italian.
Upcoming performances
15 December 2022
17 December 2022
20 December 2022
26 December 2022
8 January 2023
21 January 2023
21 January 2023
7 April 2023
5 May 2023
6 May 2023
21 May 2023
24 May 2023
25 May 2023
Further performances to be announced soon
Recent performances
20 November 2022
18 October 2022
14 September 2022
13 September 2022
12 September 2022
10 September 2022
3 September 2022
26 August 2022
20 August 2022
22 July 2022
“Velvety and full voice…he delivered all his arias with great polish.” Barcelona Clássica
“Remarkable.” San Francisco Classical Voice
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