Biography

Ben Reisinger is a tenor from Rochester, New York currently in his second year in the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera. Ben has made the journey from Baritone to Tenor within the last year and finds himself happily at home vocally as a Lyric Tenor. Upcoming in the 2025-2026 season, Ben will make his Metropolitan Opera debut in the Holiday Version of The Magic Flute as the 1st Armoured Guard as well as perform the roles of the Young Sailor in Tristan und Isolde by Wagner and Gastone in La Traviata. Ben is also happy to make his role and house debut with Opera Colorado in La Traviata performing the role of Alfredo. He will also cover the Duca in Rigoletto with San Francisco Opera. In the 2024-2025 season, Ben covered the Seatwarmer in the Met’s company premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s new opera Grounded and covered the First Prisoner in Fidelio. Previously performing as a baritone, he was a Resident Artist with Detroit Opera from 2022-2024 and sang the roles of Maestro in Ainadamar and Wagner in Faust, as well as covered various roles including Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Valentin in Faust. In 2025, Ben was awarded the Sarah Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation, 1st place in the Partners for the Arts Competition in Washington, DC, 1st place in the Florham Opera competition, 2nd prize in the Loren L. Zachary Competition, and Top Prize from the Premiere Opera Foundation. In 2024, Ben was awarded the Career Grant from the Sullivan Foundation, and the Stephen Phebus Award from Opera Index. He is an alumnus of the Martina Arroyo Foundation's Prelude to Performance program and Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program.  Ben has participated in many Masterclasses with some of the best artists including Joyce DiDonato, Christine Goerke, Patricia Racette, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Roberto Kalb and others. In 2024, Ben joined the Askonas Holt agency as a Lies Fellowship Artist which has continued to provide amazing mentorship and guidance that he is very grateful for. He holds degrees in voice from Nazareth College and Michigan State University. In his spare time, Ben enjoys spending time with his Labrador Retriever Hank, and is an avid golfer.