Benedict Nelson

About British Baritone Benedict Nelson, was an inaugural Harewood Artist with English National Opera where he sang Valentin Faust, Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Belcore L’Elisir d’Amore, Count Le Nozze di Figaro, Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Ping Turandot, and the title role in Billy Budd. Before the pandemic, Benedict was due to make notable debuts last season as Demetrius Midsummer Nights Dream at Wiener Staatsoper, Clarence in the UK premiere of John Adams Girls of the Golden West for BBCSO and to revive his role of Matthew in Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh’s The Second Violinist at the Armoury in New York. Recent highlights include Henry Cuffe in Britten’s Gloriana for Teatro Real in Madrid, Miles Anthropocene with Scottish Opera, and Matthew in The Second Violinist for