Hailed by Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times as “vocally robust” and “lyrically malevolent”, American Bass-Baritone Joseph Barron is sought after for his portrayals in both the dramatic and comedic repertoire.

Recently, Mr. Barron returned to San Francisco Opera to Cover Leporello in Don Giovanni, the Metropolitan Opera to cover the title role in Le nozze di Figaro as well as the Police Officer in Boris Godunov, made his role and company debut as Don Pizarro in Fidelio with Opera North Carolina, reprised Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Finger Lakes Opera and made his role debut as Colline in La bohème with Charlottesville Opera.  Upcoming engagements include debuts with the Dallas Opera and the Atlanta Opera as Donner in Das Rheingold, returning to the Metropolitan Opera to cover Swallow in Peter Grimes and Monterone in Rigoletto, and returning to Charlottesville Opera as Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow.