Joseph Canuto Leon

Praised for his “Outstanding Singing” and “Big, bass-y baritone” by The Dallas Morning News, dramatic baritone Joseph Canuto Leon is an emerging artist beginning to make strides in the classical voice world. Originally from Des Moines, Joseph has been featured with Florida Grand Opera, The Dallas Opera, Charlottesville Opera, American Baroque Opera Company, Painted Sky Opera, Opera on the James, Opera in the Rock, and the Academy of Vocal Art’s Russian Opera Workshop. Major roles in Joseph’s repertoire include Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Ford (Falstaff), Onegin (Eugene Onegin), Schaunard (La bohème), Il conte d’Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) The Four Villains (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Donner (Das Rheingold), The Father (Hansel and Gretel), Baron Zeta (The Merry Widow), and Belcore (The Da