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The American baritone, Benjamin (Ben) Wise, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Texas at Dallas (2018-2022); and his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from the same institute (Aug 2020-May 2022). He also studied Public Administration at University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy (February-July 2021). He has performed with Comet Opera as both a baritone and a tenor. He made his Comet Opera debut as Guglielmo in W.A. Mozart's Così Fan Tutte (November-December 2018), and performed with them also the roles of Oberto in George Frideric Handel's Alcina (April 2019), Don Pasquale in Gaetano Donizetti's The Marriage of Don Pasquale (August 2019), and Tito in W.A. Mozart's La clemenza di Tito (December 2019). He has extensive choral experience, having performed in three Georgia All-State Choirs and for ten years in the Atlanta Young Singers. He has medaled in two international choral competitions, performed on NPR’s "From the Top", and performed on tour in Sweden, Latvia, and South Africa. He is a tenor in UTD’s Chamber Singers and the Dallas Symphony Chorus, and studies voice with Dr. Kathryn Evans. Outside of opera and choir, he competes on the UT Dallas club rock climbing and men’s volleyball teams. |
