Joseph Okell is a young tenor who has already performed many opera rôles and appeared as a soloist with many different organizations. Rôles include: Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor) in Italy, Jenik (The Bartered Bride), Lysander (A Midsummer’s Night Dream), Dr. Caius (Falstaff), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Eddie Fislinger (Elmer Gantry), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte). As a soloist Joseph premièred James Stephenson’s A Dialogue of Self and Soul with the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble, and has also performed with The Rochester Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Oratorio Society and VocalEssence. Joseph completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Cornell College, and his M.M. degree at the University of Minnesota, where he is currently pursuing his D.M.A.