Brian Keith Johnson has performed many roles in opera from Figaro in il barbiere di Siviglia to Ford in Falstaff. As a member of Actors' Equity Association, he has also performed a variety of musical theatre roles ranging from Jim in Big River to Father/God in Children of Eden. His concert repertoire includes most of the major baritone works such as Carmina Burana, Elijah, The Verdi Requiem, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, The Brahms Requiem and The Faure' Requiem.
He has performed operatic and musical theatre roles across the United States including performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Blossom Festival Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Opera Western Reserve, Carolina Master Chorale, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Porthouse Theatre.
Mr. Johnson received his Bachelor's Degree from The University of Akron and has also studied abroad at The New Opera Academy of Rome in Rome, Italy and The American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.
This season's performances include concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Youth Orchestra, Western Reserve Chorale, the vocal chamber ensemble, Red Campion; The Messiah; Amahl and The Night Visitors; Pasek in The Cunning Little Vixen; August in Verlorene Heimat; Germont in La Traviata; Sharpless in Madama Butterfly; Crown in Porgy and Bess; The Representative in A Game of Chance and Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera.