Meet Our Director | Dooley Music School

Benjamin Dooley

Ben Dooley, tenor, has sung many operatic roles that range from Baroque to Contemporary works. His operatic roles include Lurcanio in Ariodante, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Tamino in Die zaubeflöte, Mr.Ford in Salieri’s Falstaff, Prince charming in Viardot’s Cendrillon, and Edoardo in Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio, and principle roles in The Vanishing Bridegroom. He has performed concert arias with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Dooley graduated with a Master degree in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University, California where he also did 2.5 years of a post-graduate Artist Certificate Program under the tutelage of Dr.Melanie Galloway.

He is also well versed in pop singing as he has produced three albums in Thailand as the lead singer of Gear Knight and Silent Scream where he received multiple national rewards including Best new group from Seed Awards 2006, Best Rock Album of the Year from Season Award 2009. His first band, Gearknight also had three songs that made it to the top of the national radio chart. He also participated in the TV show “The Voice Thailand season 6” where he blends his rock and operatic voice and was the first runner up.

Ben was the chair of the Voice and Theater department at The College of Music, Mahidol University from 2017 to 2019. He now teaches privately and performs in Thailand regularly.