Tenor
Ben Escorcio
Testament, The Bartered BrideBiography
Ben Escorcio is a member of the Irish National Opera Company Chorus and a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Ben made his INO stage debut as Second Waiter in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, and also sang Giuseppe in Verdi’s La traviata and Frosch in Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus. Other roles performed include Troute in Victor Herbert’s The Enchantress (NI Opera), Belfiore in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera, Grandfather in Judith Weir’s Scipio’s Dream, Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Ruggero in Puccini’s La Rondine. Ben co-wrote and presented an ‘operatic play’ entitled Casting Call with Leanne Fitzgerald at the 2026 Scene + Heard Festival of New Work at Smock Alley Theatre. In concert, he has also performed as soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation and Mozart’s Requiem.
June 2026