JOSHUA DENNIS
TENOR
BIOGRAPHY
Known for his “voluptuous, elegant tone,” and a “robust tenor with baritonal heft,” American lyric tenor Joshua Dennis is a star on the rise. Mr. Dennis, a champion of new works, had the honor of originating two roles: “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in Minnesota Opera’s world premiere production of The Fix and Prince Frederic in The Thirteenth Child with the Santa Fe Opera. Additionally, he was heard in Huang Ruo’s Paradise Interrupted at the MGM Grand in Macau, China and was the host of Santa Fe Opera’s virtual event Songs from the Santa Fe Opera.
Last season’s engagements included the Duke of Mantua in Opera Colorado’s Rigoletto, the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Pacific Symphony, a concert witt the Wagner Society of New York, and soloist for Nico Muhly’s Stranger with Santa Fe Opera featuring the Del Sol Quartet. This season, Mr. Dennis will return to Opera Colorado to sing Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Catapult Opera to sing Léonard in the U.S. premiere of Nadia Boulanger and Raoul Pugno’s La Ville Morte. [read more...]
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"...voluptuous, elegant tone ..." – Opera News
Die Zauberflöte – “Dennis sang with voluptuous, elegant tone in the tradition of Fritz Wunderlich, negotiating Tamino’s occasionally perilous tessitura without any loss of warmth or grace.”
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"...finest singing of the evening ..." – Star Tribune
Rigoletto – “The finest singing of the evening was that of the American tenor Joshua Dennis, who brought a ripe, supple tonal quality and a sappy brio to “Questa o quella” and the famous ‘La donna è mobile…’”
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"...singing ardently in the soaringly lyrical music ..." – Star Tribune
The Fix – “Tenor Joshua Dennis looked the part as the conflicted slugger, singing ardently in the soaringly lyrical music Puckett gave him for moments of introspection.”
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"...singing with a tender, dulcet tenor with an apt touch of steel..." – Opera News
La Fanciulla del West – “Another stand out moment is the duet for Julia and Theodore—the john-turned-lover who regretfully leaves Julia for his pregnant wife—which resembles the famous, extended Act II duet from Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West in its sweeping melodies and emotional and dramatic range. As Theodore, Joshua Dennis matches Becerra’s vocal commitment, singing with a tender, dulcet tenor with an apt touch of steel.”
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"...the finest singing of the evening... ripe, supple tone..." – Star Tribune
Rigoletto – “The finest singing of the evening was that of the American tenor Joshua Dennis, who brought a ripe, supple tonal quality and sappy brio to ‘Questo o quella’ and the famous ‘La donna è mobile…“
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"...ideal...voluptuous, elegant tone..." – Opera News
Die Zauberflöte – “Joshua Dennis, in his first Tamino, was ideal. Dennis sang with voluptuous, elegant tone in the tradition of Fritz Wunderlich, negotiating Tamino’s occasionally perilous tessitura without any loss of warmth or grace.”