Tenor Ben Bliss, a member of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, made his LA Opera debut in 2011 as Benvolio in Roméo et Juliette. In 2012, he performed Daniel in LA Opera's Cathedral production of The Festival Play of Daniel and he appeared as the Guard/Revolutionary in Krenek’s The Secret Kingdom and as Harlequin in Ullmann’s The Emperor of Atlantis with the Colburn Orchestra, conducted by James Conlon. He has been the tenor soloist for Bach’s Magnificat with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and for Bach's St. Matthew Passion with the La Jolla Symphony. He also made a singing guest appearance on NBC’s Whitney.