Ross, Ben

Ben Ross

Baritone Ben Ross is most happy when collaborating with other artists to create meaningful work that inspires action in audiences. Focusing on issues in gender, queer representation, and amplifying the voices of the unheard and underperformed, their work uses the world of contemporary classical music tell new stories. Comfortable in opera, choral music, art song, concert repertoire, early music, and musical theatre, they have been an active performer in the Chicago area appearing in roles with Thompson Street Opera, Transgressive Opera Theatre, KJR Studio Productions, Janus Concert Series, and The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago. Ben is currently an MM candidate at the Peabody Institute where they are a student of William Sharp. They received their undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa with Stephen Swanson.