Philadelphia-based baritone Joel Clemens has been praised for his strong dramatic acting and thrilling baritone, which has served him well across a broad range of challenging repertoire. He recently returned to White Snake Projects to premiere the roles of Marlow and Sam in Mary D. Watkins’ Is This America?, and sang Ginger Chap in the orchestral workshop of Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo with Chautauqua Opera Company. He was named a winner in the Boston District of the Metropolitan Opera Dominique Laffont Competition and took home second prize in the New England Regional Finals. This season, Joel joins the Opera Memphis Handorf Company Artists to sing the role of Fiorello (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and the Doctor (Pretty Little Room). This Spring, he makes his Boston Baroque debut singing La Voce (Idomeneo) before joining the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theater of Saint Louis to sing Giuseppe Naccarelli (The Light in the Piazza) and cover Gregorio (Romeo and Juliette). Over the Summer, Joel will return to Chautauqua Opera Company to premiere the role of Dmitri in Richard Wargo’s The Music Shop, and sing the role of Tim Martin in the workshop presentation of Mark Adamo’s Sarah in the Theatre. He will also make his Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra debut in their Opera and Pops Concert. Joel is a proud alumnus of the Seagle Festival Emerging Artist Program, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and James Madison University.

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