Tenor Benjamin Kawsky received a master’s degree in vocal performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts where he studied with Allan Glassman. An Indiana native, he received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is the founder and an instructor of BAWS Studio in Chicago, a singing and performing arts school. After graduation he taught biology and coached volleyball at Tippecanoe Valley High School before beginning his professional singing career and founding BAWS Studio.
BENJAMIN KAWSKY
Benjamin was a young artist with Cedar Rapids for two years and performed roles such as Farmhand in American Gothical (world premiere), Partygoer in Grant Wood in Paris (world premiere), Grant Wood cover in Eight Woods and a Van (world premiere), Walt Dreary in The Threepenny Opera, Sheep/Teen Duck in The Ugly Duckling, Jeff Douglas in Brigadoon, and Pong cover in Turandot. Other roles include Lt. Sunny Hill in The Flower of Hawaii with Folks Operetta, Mero in The Csárdás Princess with Folks Operetta, Donald Hopewell in Gallantry with Chicago Summer Opera, Araldo in Rinaldo with Chicago Summer Opera, Peter Quint cover in The Turn of the Screw with Chicago Summer Opera, Camillo in In Search of Desdemona with the Altamura Center for the Arts, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees with Wilmette Center for the Arts, Rodolpho in A View from the Bridge with the International Master’s Academy of Opera, Cléon in L’Ivrogne Corrigé with CCPA, Soldate in L’incornazione di Poppea with CCPA, first Armored Man/first Priest in Die Zauberflotë with the Astoria Music Festival, Nemorino in L’elisir d’more with the MasterWorks Festival, Martin in The Tenderland with the MaterWorks Festival, Lurcanio in Ariodante with the MasterWorks Festival, Reuben in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with the Booth Tarkington Theater, and Peter in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Theater Company.
