JOSHUA HUGHES
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Upcoming Performances
Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri
Opera Las Vegas
Joshua returns to OLV to sing the towering role of
Mustafà in Rossini's delightful comedy.
October 23 and 25, 2026
College of Southern Nevada
TICKETS
Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Vegas City Opera and Las Vegas Sinfonietta
Joshua stars as Julius Caesar in a concert production of
George Frideric Handel's classic take on history. Originally composed for the famous castrato Senesino, it is a rare treat to hear the role sung by a bass.
Sunday, November 22nd, 2026
3:00 PM
Verdi's Falstaff
Opera Tampa
Joshua make's his house and role debut as Pistola in
Giuseppe Verdi's final opera.
March 12 and 14, 2027
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Tampa, Florida
Performance Résumé
Recent performances
Père Capulet
Gounod's Roméo et Juliette
Park City Opera, 2026
Mefistofele cover
Louise Bertin's Fausto
Opera Neo, 2026
Cisardo
Vivaldi's ARSILDA
Opera Neo, 2026
Joshua's solo cabaret at The Composer's Room was completely sold out and met with rave reviews! Keep an eye out for Joshua and Philip Fortenberry's next collaboration!
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Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors
& Spicer Carr's Four Lost Santas
Opera Las Vegas, 2025
Joshua recently received second prize in the International Opera Institute 2025 Las Vegas Vocal competition.
He reprised his award-winning performance
Imperial Commissioner & Prince Yamadori
Puccini's Madame Butterfly
International Opera Institute, 2025
Bass Soloist
J.S. Bach: Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Las Vegas Sinfonietta, 2025
Basilio
Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera Las Vegas, 2025
Pantarotto
Carlo Coccia's Matilde
Opera Southwest, 2024
Bass Soloist
Henry Purcell's "The Fairy-Queen
Las Vegas Sinfonietta, 2024
Major-General Stanley
The Pirates of Penzance
Lamplighters Music Theatre, 2024
Fiorello
Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera San José, 2023
AGMA Chorus
Verdi's Il Trovatore
San Francisco Opera, 2023
Daland
Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer
West Bay Opera, 2023
Sciarrone
Puccini's Tosca
Opera San José, 2023
Masetto & Commendatore
Mozart's Don Giovanni
West Bay Opera, 2023
Dottor Grenvil
Verdi's La Traviata
West Bay Opera, 2022
Alma Deutscher's Cinderella
Opera San José
Joshua made his OSJ principal role debut in November 2022 with only two days' notice! Now you can watch it yourself.
Opera San José's opulent staging of Alma Deutscher's Cinderella is available for free viewing, made possible due to the generous support of the Packard Humanities Institute.
The production, filmed at the magnificent California Theatre in San José, featured the international conducting debut of prodigy composer/musician Deutscher, who led the Opera San José Orchestra in a critically acclaimed performance, staged by Brad Dalton.
Lord Chancellor
Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe
Lamplighter's Music Theatre, 2022
Baby John
West Side Story
Opera San José, 2022
President's Choice Award
Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston
Career Grant Finals 2021
Holiday Vocalist at
Hong Kong Disneyland
Joshua spent the 2020 holiday season as a caroler and performer at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort!