Brian Keith Johnson has performed many roles in opera from Figaro in “il barbiere di Siviglia” to Ford in Falstaff. As a member of Actors’ Equity Association, he has also performed a variety of musical theatre roles ranging from Jim in “Big River” to Father/God in “Children of Eden”. His concert repertoire includes most of the major baritone works such as “Carmina Burana”, Elijah, “The Verdi Requiem”, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, The Brahms Requiem and The Faure’ Requiem. He has performed operatic and musical theatre roles across the United States including performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Blossom Festival Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Opera Western Reserve, Carolina Master Chorale, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Porthouse Theatre.

Mr. Johnson received his BM Degree from The University of Akron and has also studied abroad at The New Opera Academy of Rome in Rome, Italy and The American Institute of Musical

Studies in Graz, Austria. Brian is currently in his 34th year of teaching music in The Akron Public School System. He taught 27 years at Akron Garfield High School as the Choir Director. His

current assignment is teaching General Music at Findley CLC. This season’s engagements include “Sweeney Todd” and “Ragtime” (Coalhouse Walker

Jr) at Weathervane Playhouse, Dvorak’s “Te Deum”, Two Concerts with The Cleveland Composer’s Guild, Michael Haydn’s requiem in C Minor, Willcocks’ “From Darkness To Light: A Requiem of Hope”, “The Messiah”, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and The Brahms Requiem.

The lyric Baritone, Brian Keith Johnson, will be on the Stage at The Lincoln Theatre for our recording of the 5th installment of, “I, Too, Sing America”.