The “honeyed lyric tenor” (The New York Times) and master Mozartean Ben Bliss has dazzled fans at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and grand halls in Vienna and Paris with his expressive, agile voice. Recent seasons have found him at the Met in Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded and singing Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Bliss visits Berkeley with pianist Christopher Allen—“a thrilling collaborator, finding orchestral colors in his virtuosic playing” (Opera Today)—for a rare and intimate recital.
“You’ll seldom hear a finer performance”—The New York Times
Program notes will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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2026–27 Season Guides
Some of you want your mind blown. Some want your heart broken. Some want to see a legend before they stop touring. Whatever brings you through those doors, we’ve built a guide for it. Explore the six patron guides below to find the performances that were made for you!
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There is a $20 service charge on all subscription orders, and a $15 per order service charge on ticket purchases made by phone or online that are not part of a subscription package. There is no fee for tickets purchased in person at the Zellerbach Hall Ticket Office unless they are part of a subscription.
2026–27 Season Subscriptions go on sale noon May 5
Single tickets for 2026–27 Season events go on sale at noon Aug 11
