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He earned particular acclaim as the High Priest of Amon in\u00a0Akhnaten\u00a0and most recently joined the company for their productions of\u00a0<strong>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Clay<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Carmen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A champion of contemporary music, he is most noted for creating the role of Timothy Laughlin in <strong>Fellow<\/strong> <strong>Travelers<\/strong> (Gregory Spears) and has performed works by Peter Eotv\u00f6s, Mason Bates, Joby Talbot, Andrea Clearfield, and Nico Muhly, among others.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Michel in Martin&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Julietta\u00a0<\/strong>has become one of Mr. Blake&#8217;s signature roles. The\u00a0only living artist to have essayed this work in all of its translations, he first performed the role in its 2019 U.S.\u00a0premiere\u00a0at Carnegie Hall in Czech, followed by his debut at Oper Frankfurt in the German translation,\u00a0and\u00a0at Op\u00e9ra Nice C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur in the original French text of Georges Neveux. Most\u00a0recently\u00a0he\u00a0reprised the role to critical acclaim at Bard for their 2025\u00a0festival,\u00a0\u201cMartin\u016f and His World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In recent seasons he has appeared as Don Ottavio in<strong>\u00a0Don Giovanni<\/strong>\u00a0with Cincinnati Opera; Nadir in\u00a0<strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Pearl Fishers<\/strong> with Vancouver Opera; Tamino in<strong> Die Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/strong> and Nemorino in<strong> L&#8217;elisir d&#8217;amore<\/strong> with The Israeli Opera. Additionally he has appeared with Komische Oper Berlin, New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Utah Opera, The Dallas Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Opera Orchestra of New York, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A frequent guest of the Israeli Opera, Mr. Blake returns for their 40th anniversary season as both Tamino in Mozart\u2019s Die Zauberfl\u00f6te and as Narraboth in Richard Strauss\u2019s Salome.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>His roles at the Israeli Opera:<br \/>\n<\/strong><b>War Requiem<\/b>\u00a0(2024)<br \/>\n<b>L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore<\/b>: Nemorino (2024)<br \/>\n<strong>Die Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/strong>:\u00a0Tamino\u00a0(2021)<br \/>\n<strong>Il barbiere di Siviglia<\/strong>: Almaviva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenor Aaron Blake is internationally recognized for performances bearing\u00a0&#8220;inexplicable aura and magnetism&#8221; (Le Monde) executed by his &#8220;endearing sweet sound\u00a0\u2013\u00a0with youthful fervor and stamina&#8221;\u00a0(The New York Times). 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