Joshua Blue
Tenor
Joshuabluetenor@gmail.com

Complete Roles

Role​​
Don Ottavio
​Alfred
Man 1
Messenger
​Tamino
​Harlekin
​Sardanapalo
Monsieur Triquet
​Hippo/Holy Man
​Alfredo
​Tisiphone
​Scaramuccio​
Podesta
​Nemorino
Franz/Block/Voice
Brother #1
Male Chorus
Student
Sam Kaplan
Spoletta
Ruggero
Albert Herring
Don Ottavio
​Eisenstein
​

Opera
Don Giovanni
Die Fledermaus
Blue
Samson and Delilah
​The Magic Flute
​Kaiser von Atlantis
Sardanapalo
Eugene Onegin
Lion, Unicorn, and Me
La Traviata
Hippolyte et Aricie
​Ariadne auf Naxos​
La Finta Giardiniera
​L'Elisir d'Amore
The Trial
Shalimar the Clown
The Rape of Lucretia
Strawberry Fields
Street Scene
Tosca
La Rondine
Albert Herring
Don Giovanni
​Die Fledermaus 

Composer
Mozart
Strauss II
Tesori
Saint-Saens
Mozart
Ullmann
​Liszt
​Tchaikovsky
​Tesori
​Verdi​
​Rameau
​Strauss
​Mozart
​Donizetti
​Glass
Perla
Britten 
Torke
Weill
Puccini
Puccini
Britten
Mozart
Strauss II

Company
Berkshire Opera Festival
​Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera
​Washington National Opera
​Wolf Trap Opera
​Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera
​Washington National Opera DCYAP
The Juilliard School
​Austin Opera​
​The Juilliard School
​Music Academy of the West
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Northwest Indiana Symphony 
Oberlin in Italy
Oberlin Opera Theatre
FAVA in Austria
​Oberlin Opera Theatre 

Year
2020
​2020
2020
2020
​2019
​2019
​2019
​2019
​2018
2018
​2018
​2018
​2017
​2017
​2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
​2013
​

Concert Work

Pulcinella
​Songs from Gay Harlem
Messiah
Symphony no. 9
Messa di Requiem
Messa di Requiem
​Birth of the Blues
Sanctuary Road
Songs of Protest
Messiah
​Symphony no. 9
Mass in B Minor
​Excerpts of Rameau
​A Night at the Opera
Misa Criolla
Mass in Eb Major

Stravinsky

Handel
Beethoven
Verdi
Verdi
W.C. Handy
Moravec

Handel
Beethoven
Bach
Rameau

Ramirez
​Schubert

​The Florida Orchestra
​New York Festival of Song
Musica Sacra
​National Symphony Orchestra
Oratorio Society of New York
CityMusic Cleveland
New York Festival of Song​
Oratorio Society of New York
New York Festival of Song
​Musica Sacra
​​Hudson Valley Philharmonic 
Juilliard 415/The Hague
​Juilliard 415
North Ohio Youth Orchestra
CityMusic Cleveland
​CityMusic Cleveland 

2020
2019
​​2019
​2019
​2019
​2019
2018
​​​2018
2018
​2017
​2017
​2017
​2016
​2016
​2016
2014

Competitions & Awards

Thelma Steward Endowed Artist Alumni Award
​Metropolitan Opera National Council 
​Opera Index Competition
​Oratorio Society of New York Solo Comp
Senior Concerto Competition
Opera Guild of Dayton Vocal Comp

Recipient 
Semi-finalist
Emerging Artist 
​1st Place
​Winner
​1st Place
​

St. Louis, MO
New York, NY
​New York, NY
​Carnegie Hall, NYC
​Oberlin, OH
Dayton, OH

2019
​2018
​2017
​​2017
​2015
​2015

Young Artist Programs

Company
Washington National Opera
Wolf Trap Opera​
The Santa Fe Opera
Music Academy of the West
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
​Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

​Program
Domingo-Cafritz YAP​
​Filene Young Artist
​Apprentice Singer
Vocal Fellow
​Gaddes Festival Artist
​Gerdine Young Artist

​Location
Washington D.C.
​Vienna Virginia
​Santa Fe, NM
Santa Barbara, CA
​Saint Louis, MO
​Saint Louis, MO

Year(s)
2018-2020
​2019
​​2018
2017
2017
2015, 2016

Education 

Degree
​Masters of Music - Vocal Perfromance
Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance

​

​School
​The Juilliard School​
Oberlin Conservatory 

Location
​New York, NY
Oberlin, OH

​Year
2018
​2016

Teachers
Dr. Robert C. White Jr.
​Neil Schicoff
Laura Brooks Rice
Marilyn Horne
​Salvatore Champagne
​Dr. Jennifer Fitch

Conductors
Renato Palumbo
​Joseph Colaneri
Speranza Scappucci
Carolyn Kuan
William Christie
Ton Koopman
Raphael Jimenez
Tim Weiss
​Christopher Larkin

Coaches
Joan Dornemann
Kathy Kelly
Steven Blier
Joseph Li
Howard Lubin
Dr. Thomas Bandy
Lachlan Glen 
​Adam Neilson 
Reed Woodhouse

Masterclasses
Francesca Zambello
​Joyce DiDonato
Renee Fleming
​Fred Carama 
​Grace Bumbry
Thomas Hampson
Marilyn Horne
Eytan Pessen
Mildred Miller