Benjamin Brooks is a senior studying Vocal Performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and is under the tutelage of Professor Perry Ward. Brooks is the president-elect of the Chamber Singers, after serving a year as the vice president for the choir, in addition to participating in the Chattanooga Singers chorus, and the Men’s Chorus. He is an active member of the Opera Workshop at UTC, and has performed in a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute as Monostatos, and has performed scenes from Simon and Norman’s The Secret Garden, Brown’s The Last Five Years, and Bizet’s Carmen. Ben has also worked with the Chattanooga Theatre Center for a production of Stein and Bock’s Fiddler on the Roof as Sasha. He is grateful for a supportive ensemble and team for his first professional production with Scenic City Opera.