Dominik Belevany

Lauded for his “haunting intensity” (Wall Street Journal) and “delicate yearning” (Opera News), baritone Dominik Belavy has established himself as “one to watch with his smooth cultivated singing,” (Opera News). Dominik’s recent performance highlights have included appearances at Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Detroit Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, London’s Holland Park and L’Opéra Royal de Versailles. He has spent numerous summers at the Tanglewood Music Center where he cultivated a love for art song, chamber music and contemporary works—he was recently invited back as a guest to sing Junior in Bernstein’s A Quiet Place and Gaveston in the American premiere of George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence under the baton of the composer. He has sung in world premieres of works by Nathan Davis, Liza Lim and Augusta Read Thomas and has worked closely with John Adams, Virko Baley, Ben Moore and John Musto on performances of their works. Numerous appearances at Alice Tully Hall include an all-Schubert program following his win of Juilliard’s Honors Recital and Lieder lines fahrenden Gesellen with Juilliard Lab Orchestra. Belavy has been featured in live broadcast on BBC 3’s In Tune series as well as WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces and in a televised special on Holland’s TV-NPO Cultura. Belavy’s love of sacred music has culminated in numerous performances with John Harbison, a tour of Bach’s B Minor Mass with Ton Koopman and multiple appearances on the Bach Vespers series at Holy Trinity Lutheran. Mr. Belavy received his Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School as a Toulmin Scholar where he also received his Bachelor of Music degree. Dominik studied with Sanford Sylvan.