Mr. Bliss began his 2019-2020 season with Lyric Opera of Kansas City in the role of Belmonte in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio. Other season highlights include numerous concert appearances and a return to the roles of Don Ottavio and Ferrando with Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Metropolitan Opera, respectively.

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DON GIOVANNI

NOVEMBER 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, & 30

DECEMBER 3, 5, & 8

A DRAMA OF LUST & REVENGE

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The seducer. The philanderer. The libertine who takes what he wants and lives only for his own pleasure. All three are Don Giovanni, antihero in Mozart’s drama of lust and revenge. He’s surrounded by memorable characters, including his frustrated servant Leporello and the three women he encounters: fiery Donna Elvira, tormented Donna Anna, and impressionable Zerlina. Filled with thrilling music and drama, including a finale so overpoweringly dramatic that it changed music forever, don't miss the high drama, the eye-popping costumes, and the ultimate retribution of this iconic classic. Mr. Bliss makes his Lyric Opera of Chicago house debut in a return to the role of Don Ottavio. James Gaffigan conducts, Robert Falls directs.

"Bliss’s graceful, flowing performance of “Un’aura amarosa” was the most musically compelling moment of the performance."

MET HD BROADCAST

COSI FAN TUTTE

MARCH 31, 2018 (Met hd)

July 29, 2018 (pbs)

 Mr. Bliss appeared alongside a winning cast for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnival-esque, funhouse environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island—complete with bearded ladies, fire eaters, and a Ferris wheel. This production featured the Don Alfonso of Christopher Maltman and the Despina of Tony Award–winner Kelli O’Hara, with Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Ben Bliss, and Adam Plachetka as the pairs of young lovers who test each other’s faithfulness. David Robertson conducted.

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PBS showcased this spring's Metropolitan Opera production of Così fan tutte as part of its Great Performances series. Enjoyed by thousands of viewers in cinemas all over the world in Met HDLive this spring, Mr. Bliss's performance as Ferrando was hailed for his "ideally sweet voice and boyish earnestness" (The New York Times). 

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This production was broadcast live in select cinemas across the world on March 31, 2018, and on PBS on July 29, 2018. The broadcast will be available via the MetHD Player in the coming months.