About

Tenor Benjamin Truncale, from Malverne, NY, is a versatile performer whose artistry spans opera, oratorio, art song, and musical theatre. He aims to bring expressive sincerity and a deep love of text to his performances, guided by a fascination with poetry and storytelling through music. He is equally at home on the opera and concert stage and in intimate recital settings.

This past summer, Benjamin was a Vocal Fellow at Tanglewood Music Center, where he sang the role of Le Petit Vieillard in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges and was the tenor soloist in Bach’s Lutheran Mass in G Major, in addition to other chamber and recital appearances.

This season at Bard College Conservatory, where Mr. Truncale is pursuing his master’s degree, Benjamin will sing the roles of L’Amante in Menotti’s Amelia al Ballo and Gherardo in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Last season, he made two appearances with The Orchestra Now, singing Fauré’s Shylock Suite at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, conducted by Leon Botstein, and as a soloist in A Broadway Celebration at The Fisher Center, conducted by James Bagwell. He also was heard as a featured soloist in Come Out of the Cold: A Winter Cabaret with Anthony Roth Costanzo.

At The Juilliard School, where he completed his undergraduate degree, Benjamin performed as Il Dottore Sinisgalli in Nino Rota’s I due timidi, Momo (cover) in Luigi Rossi’s Orfeo, and in scenes as Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore) and Alfredo (La Traviata). A dedicated recitalist, he has performed in Juilliard’s Liederabend series, presenting an all-Respighi program, and curated a multilingual recital of art song, folk song, and musical theatre with harpist Amanda Beranek.

With Classic Lyric Arts in The Berkshires, Mr. Truncale performed in Mozart opera scenes as Ferrando, Tito, and Belmonte.

Benjamin has twice performed in Vienna, Austria, while studying with tenor Francisco Araiza at the European Music Institute. His voice teacher is Lorraine Nubar.