American baritone Justin T. Swain holds both the Master of Music in Vocal Performance and the Master of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy from The Ohio State University where he studied in the studios of both Dr. Scott McCoy and Dr. Robin Rice.
A Columbus native, Justin has been featured in the Columbus Italian Festival, in concert with Harmony Project Columbus, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, Opera Project Columbus, and has performed numerous times with Opera Columbus as a chorister, on the main stage, as a member of their touring Education Outreach program for two seasons, as well as their popular Opera On The Edge production of La Bohème in which he performed the role of Marcello.
On the stage, Justin recently performed the roles of Maximilian and Ship Captain in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide at the Ohio State University, debuted the role of Aedeta in the first public performance of Cadman’s historic opera, Ramala: Land of Misty Water, the role of Maestro Spinelloccio with Opera Project Columbus, and also recently performed the role of Baron Duophol in Verdi’s La Traviata with Opera Columbus, in which he was noted by Columbus Underground magazine to be “a promising young talent.” Justin’s next engagement includes the role of Pinellino in the Opera Columbus production of Gianni Schicchi for Twisted 3.
