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American Tenor, Joshua Whitener has sung in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. After his first experiences as member of the Opera Studios of the Glimmerglass Opera, Central City Opera, and Des Moines Metro Opera, Whitener moved to Germany where engagements have taken him to opera houses such as Aalto Theater Essen, National Theater Mannheim, Theater Dortmund, Staatstheater Kassel, Landestheater Linz, Landestheater Innsbruck, Musiktheater in Revier Gelsenkirchen, Staatstheater Meiningen, and Mainfranken Theater Würzburg.
Joshua Whitener has an extensive operatic repertoire, which encompasses the main tenor roles of the Mozart repertoire — Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Ferrando (Cosi fan Tutte), and Tamino (Zauberföte); to Bel canto works such as Elvino in Bellini’s La Sonnambula, Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, and Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola; to roles of the Germanic Romantic Repertoire such as Lionel in Flotow’s Martha, Baron Kronthal in Lortzing’s Der Wildschütz, Walther von der Volgeweide in Wagner’s Tannhäuser, and Narraboth in Strauss’ Salome. Additional, Whitener has sung many Modern Works with great success such as Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Lysander in Britten’s a Midsummernight’s Dream, and Andreas in Berg’s Wozzeck.
In addition to his operatic repertoire, Whitener is also highly regarded as a concert singer with a broad repertoire from works of the Baroque era such as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. John’s Passion, to works of the Romantic era such as Beethoven 9th Symphony and Verdi Requiem, to works of the modern era such as Britten’s Serenade for Tenor and Horn.
Dr. Whitener holds a Master and Doctoral Degree in Voice from the prestigious Indiana Jacobs School of Music, where he was as student of Costanza Cuccaro.
Joshua Whitener has been a member of the ensemble at National Theater Mannheim since 2017.