Baritone Justin Harrison has enjoyed recent performances as Masetto (Don Giovanni) with the Maryland Opera Studio and John Kumalo (Lost in the Stars) with Annapolis Opera. On the concert stage, he recently performed as the soloist in The Creation with Grace Episcopal Church and covered the solos of Elijah with Georgetown Chorale. He made his Kennedy Center Debut in January 2023 as the bass soloist in Bach's BWV 147 with Post Classical Ensemble.

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Justin's summer as an Apprentice Artist at Charlottesville Opera, in which he covered Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast) was sadly cancelled due to Covid. In his most recent operatic performances, he originated the role of Giovanni in the premiere of Frances Pullock’s Briscula the Magician and performed the role of Marullo (Rigoletto) with Bel Cantanti Opera. A frequent concert soloist, his repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, Voices from the Killing Jar (Soper), Seven Last Words (Dubois), Fauré’s Requiem, BWV 8: Liebster Gott..., and Ravel’s Don Quichotte à Dulcinée. Justin is the 2nd place winner of the Mary E. Singletary Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists. 

 

During his two years with the Maryland Opera Studio, he appeared as Harry Easter (Street Scene), Billy (Mahagonny Songspiel), Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Marquis de la Force (cover) and 1st Officer (Dialogues des Carmélites), and Ed Larson in the world premiere of Theo Popov’s Town Hall.