Benjamin Russell

Benjamin Russell is a member of the ensemble of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany. He studied at the International Opera Studio of the Zurich Opera House, Switzerland after having received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin in 2011 and 2012 respectively. There he studied singing with coach Brenda Hurley and teacher Sylvia O'Regan During his time in Wiesbaden his roles have included Wolfram von Eschenbach in Tannhäuser, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Figaro and Conte Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Fritz Kothner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He also sang various parts on the main stage of the Zurich Opera