Praised for his striking presence and storytelling, baritone Kade Bennett is a multidisciplinary artist in opera, musical theatre, and dance. For the 2026–2027 season, Kade will be joining Dayton Opera as an Artist-in-Residence. His engagements include Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute as part of Flutopia: Mozart’s Flute Concerto & The Magic Flute; Covering Marcello and singing the Customs House Officer in Puccini’s La bohème; Bass Soloist in Haydn’s Wartime Mass; and appearances in Opera Is for Lovers and the Young People's Concert Series. He will also perform Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Queen City Opera.

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During the 2025–2026 season, Kade performed Pandolfe in Massenet’s Cendrillon with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Opera Theatre, covered Judge Turpin and performed in the chorus of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd in a collaboration between CCM’s Opera and Musical Theatre Programs, debuted the role of Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and joined Cincinnati Opera for its 2025 Summer Chorus, including Verdi’s Rigoletto, Puccini’s Tosca, Bock’s Fiddler on the Roof, and Opera Chorus Cabaret.

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During the 2022–2024 seasons, Kade performed the Four Villains in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Utah Valley University (UVU), Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Utah Vocal Arts Academy (UVAA), and Vater in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with UVU. He was subsequently invited by Utah Valley Opera Fest to perform Mercutio in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.

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Other notable credits include Marcello and Schaunard in La bohème, Monterone in Rigoletto, and Il Notaio in Gianni Schicchi with Mediterranean Opera Festival; Bonzo in Madama Butterfly with Lyrical Opera Theatre; Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Jack Worthing in L’Importanza di essere Onesto, and Barone Douphol in La traviata with UVU; and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos with UVAA.

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Beyond the operatic repertoire, Kade is a trained dancer in tap, jazz, ballet, and ballroom. His acting accolades include two Zarf Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, as well as top honors at regional drama festivals and national competitions.

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Kade Bennett holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Elliot Madore, and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Utah Valley University. Outside of performing, he works in live technical production, bringing more than a decade of behind-the-scenes experience to the performing arts.