Biography
Bass-baritone Joel Allison is a Canadian concert and opera singer and has garnered praise for his “rich, ringing tone” (Ludwig Van Toronto). A graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Joel is now established as a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Upcoming highlights with his home company include Leporello in Don Giovanni, Lord Sydney in Il Viaggio a Reims, and Vater in Hänsel und Gretel. Other regular roles in his repertoire with the house include Escamillo in Carmen, Biterolf in Tannhäuser, Ping in Turandot, Schaunard in La Bohème, and Donner in Das Rheingold, in which he was in the the live recording for Naxos DVD. In the 2023-2024 season, Joel returns to the Canadian Opera Company in the roles of Masetto in Don Giovanni, and the Forester in Janáček’
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2016 — Yesterday
Matthäus Passion, BWV 244 (St. Matthew Passion), Bach, J. S.
Deutsche Oper BerlinBass
View cast and crewLe Postillon de Lonjumeau (The Postillion of Lonjumeau), Adam
Tiroler Festspiele ErlBijou
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Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, Wagner, Richard
Deutsche Oper BerlinBiterolf
View cast and crew27. Festliche Operngala für die Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung, Various
Deutsche Oper BerlinBaritone
View cast and crewFeatured past performances
Matthäus Passion, BWV 244 (St. Matthew Passion), Bach, J. S.
Deutsche Oper BerlinBass
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Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, Wagner, Richard
Deutsche Oper BerlinBiterolf
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27. Festliche Operngala für die Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung, Various
Deutsche Oper BerlinBaritone
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58Intermezzo, Strauss
Deutsche Oper BerlinEin Kommerzienrat (Commercial Councillor)
View cast and crewFidelio, Beethoven
Deutsche Oper BerlinDon Fernando
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Biography
Bass-baritone Joel Allison is a Canadian concert and opera singer and has garnered praise for his “rich, ringing tone” (Ludwig Van Toronto). A graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Joel is now established as a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Upcoming highlights with his home company include Leporello in Don Giovanni, Lord Sydney in Il Viaggio a Reims, and Vater in Hänsel und Gretel. Other regular roles in his repertoire with the house include Escamillo in Carmen, Biterolf in Tannhäuser, Ping in Turandot, Schaunard in La Bohème, and Donner in Das Rheingold, in which he was in the the live recording for Naxos DVD. In the 2023-2024 season, Joel returns to the Canadian Opera Company in the roles of Masetto in Don Giovanni, and the Forester in Janáček’
