A 2017 recipient of a top prize from the Sullivan Foundation, Joseph Lattanzi established himself as a singer to watch with his portrayal of Hawkins Fuller in the world premiere of Greg Spears’ Fellow Travelers with Cincinnati Opera, followed by further performances for his debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago, in New York at the PROTOTYPE Festival, and with Arizona Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera. Praise for his performances included The New York Times saying “Joseph Lattanzi was splendid as Hawk, his buttery baritone luxuriant and robust,” and Opera News described him as a “confident, handsome presence, and a resonant baritone suggesting wells of feeling that the character might prefer to leave untapped.” In the 2025–26 season, Lattanzi continues his long relationship with the Metropolitan Opera in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. He will also reprise Hawkins Fuller in Fellow Travelers for a national tour at Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, and San Diego Opera, as well as perform the role of Van Cliburn in the world premiere of Mark Campbell’s American Sputnik at the Gilmore Festival.

Highlights of Joseph’s 2024-25 season included his return to the Metropolitan Opera for Il barbiere di Siviglia, performances with Pensacola Opera as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Die Schöpfung with the Choral Society of Washington.

Mr. Lattanzi’s robust 2023-24 season included his San Francisco Opera debut as Paul Jobs in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. He was also seen on stage at Arizona Opera in the title role of Don Giovanni, at Minnesota Opera as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, at Dayton Opera as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, and Opera Parallel to reprise Fellow Travelers. On the concert stage, he was seen with the Atlanta Symphony as the baritone soloist in the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s The Sacrifice of Isaac, as well as in Carmina Burana.

In the 2022-23 season, Joseph once again joined the Metropolitan Opera for their productions of Peter Grimes and Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk before returning to the role he created in Fellow Travelers with Virginia Opera. Joseph will also make a debut with the Sacramento Choral Society as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana. 

In the 21-22 season, Lattanzi continued his relationship with The Metropolitan Opera, covering the role of Orpheus in Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice and joining their production of Madama Butterfly. Additionally, Lattanzi returned to his hometown in the title role in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Atlanta Opera, where he was praised for his “stellar” voice and his “top notch” acting by the Atlanta Arts Review. Joseph capped off the season debuting the role of Escamillo in Utah Festival Opera’s production of Carmen. 

Recent career highlights include his return to Cincinnati Opera as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Silvio in Pagliacci with Atlanta Opera, Dandini in La Cenerentola with Virginia Opera, and the title role in Don Giovanni with the Jacksonville Symphony. A regular at The Metropolitan Opera since the 2018-2019 season, Lattanzi has been on the roster for productions of Der Rosenkavalier, Kat’a Kabanvova, Marnie, Madama Butterfly, and Il barbiere di Siviglia. On the concert stage, Lattanzi was heard in a celebration of the music of Leonard Bernstein with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and in the coast of West Side Story at Grand Tetons Music Festival under the baton of Donald Runnicles. He has appeared with Jake Heggie in OPERA America’s Creators in Concert series, previewing Fellow Travelers at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, and in Carmina Burana with the Reno Philharmonic and at the Christ (Crystal) Cathedral, and with the Chicago Sinfonietta. 

The Georgia native has studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). In addition to two summers at the Merola Opera Program, he has participated in programs at the Brevard Music Center and the Chautauqua Institute Voice Program.