Bio

Hailed as a “scene stealer” who “exudes showbiz chops”, American Tenor Elijah William Brown continues to earn acclaim for his “robust” and “dramatic” voice with “ringing high notes” and “excellent dramatic range”.

Elijah was most recently seen as Johnathan Dale in Florida Grand Opera’s production of Kevin Put’s Silent Night, a role he will return to with Opera Orlando in February of 2026. Elijah will join Opera Naples as their Tenor Resident Artist this Spring, and will sing the roles of Justice Scalia in Scalia/Ginsberg, and Pang in Turandot.

In 2025, Elijah was seen as Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with Spotlight on Opera; Siegmund in Wagner’s Die Walküre with Dramatic Voices Midwest; and the Prince in Dvořák’s Rusalka with LAHSOW Opera Workshop. Elijah also was a featured soloist in Adolphus Hailstork’s cantata I Will Lift Up Thine Eyes with the Vero Beach Choral Society.

His past seasons include Artist-In-Residence with the Florida VOICE Project under Sherrill Milnes; Loge in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with LAHSOW; Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Utah Vocal Arts Academy; Lysander and Tom Snout in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Miami Music Festival; and Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with the University of Alabama Opera Theatre.

A passionate advocate for American contemporary opera, Elijah has performed roles in three world premieres: RSBE (Remove Shoes Before Entering) by Michael Ching (2020), Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by Joseph Landers (2019), and Stranger from Paradise by Nevada Jones and Kevin Lawler with Opera Omaha (2017).

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Elijah holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Alabama.