Mr. Banks’ 2021/2022 season saw a triumphant return to the Metropolitan Opera singing the role of Hades in Matt Aucoin’s acclaimed new opera Eurydice, earning him the highest of praise from audiences and critics alike. Notable operatic roles have included Arnold (Guillaume Tell) at Welsh National Opera, the title role in Mitridate, re di Ponto at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Ernesto (Don Pasquale) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore) at the Metropolitan Opera and Oreste (Ermione) at the Santa Fe Festival. During a long association with English National Opera, Banks has appeared in a string of new productions and roles include Tom Rakewell (The Rake’s Progress), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) and the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto.
