About Joseph

Originally from Des Moines, Joseph has continued his career in regional theaters throughout Texas and the American South, singing with The Dallas Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera on the James, Opera in the Rock, American Baroque Opera Company, Opera in Concert, AVA Russian Opera Workshop, and Diversitá Opera.

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"Outstanding singing and big, bass-ish baritone"

by The Dallas Morning News

The 2022/2023 season sees Joseph enter his second year as a TDO (The Dallas Opera) Young Artist, where he returns as Belcore in their production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love both in schools across north Texas and at the Winspear Opera House in November, as well as study covering Donner and Don Alfonso in their mainstage productions of Wagner's Das Rheingold and Mozart's Cosi fan tutte. 2023 will see Joseph return to American Baroque Opera Company for his debut as Garibaldo in Handel's Rodelinda at Moody Recital Hall, and he also returns to his home state of Iowa in April to perform the baritone solos in Brahm's Ein Deutches Requiem with the Des Moines Choral Society during a residency with Iowa State University.

Joseph holds degrees from The University of North Texas (MM Vocal Performance) and Iowa State University (BM Music Education), where he graduated as a George Washington Carver Scholar. Outside of music, Joseph is an avid sports fan, supporting the Denver Broncos, Dallas Mavericks, LA Dodgers, and Iowa State football and basketball teams. He currently resides in Dallas with his two cats, Merry and Pippin.