American tenor Joseph Holmes has performed both operatically and as a concert soloist throughout the United States.

He made his European debut in Tiranë, Albania, appearing as one of the Three American Tenors in a nationally televised concert at the Palace of Congresses.

With Central City Opera, Joseph has performed featured roles including Matt in Mollicone’s The Face on the Barroom Floor, Gleaton in Floyd’s Susannah, and the Madwoman in Britten’s Curlew River, which was lauded by the Denver Post as a “stand-out, career-defining performance.” Other appearances with the company have included productions of Britten’s Paul Bunyan, Barber’s Vanessa, and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, as well as a solo recital on the Teller House concert series, accompanied by Artistic Director Emeritus John Moriarty.

Joseph’s engagements with Boston Lyric Opera have included performances in Puccini’s La Bohème, Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, and appearances as a featured soloist in several company concerts. With the Cleveland Orchestra, he performed the role of Il Conte di Lerma in Verdi’s Don Carlos under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst, alongside Simon Keenlyside and Samuel Ramey. He has also appeared as Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale with Opera Providence and has collaborated with companies including the Colorado Symphony, Opera Boston, and Boston Bel Canto Opera, where he made his professional debut as Il Messaggero in Verdi’s Aïda at the age of 17 under the tutelage of company founder, Bradley Pennington. Joseph has also performed with the Cleveland Opera, Commonwealth Opera, and the Glens Falls Symphony, where he premiered the role of Dante in Ezra Laderman’s Canto V along side soprano Lisa Saffer.

Other roles have included Prince Charming in Massenet’s Cendrillon, Peter Quint in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Monostatos in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Jenik in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Alfredo in Strauss Jr.’s Die Fledermaus, and Duck in Henry Mollicone’s Coyote Tales, conducted by the composer.

Joseph is a graduate of New England Conservatory and Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with renowned voice teacher Richard Miller. He has been honored with the Handel and Haydn Society’s Barbara E. Maze Award and Central City Opera’s John Moriarty Award.