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 Praised for his "voluminous sound" and “imposing, ringing baritone,” Canadian baritone and composer Joel Balzun is establishing himself as a dynamic force both on and off the stage.
A recent award-winner in the Wagner Society of New York Singers Competition, he also won the Fulham Opera Robert Presley Memorial Verdi Prize. Highlights of the 2025-2026 season include house débuts with Amarillo Opera (Pagliacci), Pittsburgh Opera (Fellow Travelers), Wichita Grand Opera (Ein deutsches Requiem) as well as a world premiere by Dale Trumbore. He also returns to Opera Laguna for Messiah and San Luis Obispo Master Chorale for works of Beach, Dvorak and Mozart. Recent performance highlights include his house début at Chautauqua Opera as Marcello (La bohème) and the title role in Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Lincoln in the Bardo, which he also previewed for the Metropolitan Opera. Other recent performance highlights include notable debuts at Los Angeles Opera (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and Opera Las Vegas (Schaunard, La bohème). His role and house debut as Escamillo in Carmen Union Avenue Opera was hailed as “swaggering, supremely self-confident” with a “thunderous” and “booming” voice.
Presenter / Producer: Cal State University Fullerton
Listed Categories
Music > Recitals - Vocal
Event Phone: 657-278-3371
Venue
Cal State Fullerton, Clayes Performing Arts Center
800 N State College Blvd
Fullerton CA 92831
Regions:
Orange County
Performance Dates: 2/25/2026
Performance Times
8 pm
Ticket Information( FREE EVENT! ):
$10/ $8 Titan
All orders are subject to a $4 service fee.
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