Originally from Lodi, California, Caden Webb, Baritone, has been in numerous productions both domestically and internationally. He has played Vladimir Popov in Anastasia, Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, and Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia at Utah State University. He has also premiered many new works, such as Lori Laitman’s opera Uncovered and Dawn Norfleet’s Song cycle “Song Settings of two poems by Jean Toomer (1894-1967).” He has performed and recorded with the American Festival Chorus, conducted by Dr Craig Jessop, and performed as an ensemble member with Utah Festival Opera. Caden has performed in principal roles all over the country at Summer Programs, such as The Vicar in Albert Herring with the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Chicago Summer Opera. He has also performed as the title role in Don Giovanni with Prague Summer Nights in the Czech Republic. Caden was also a member of the Utah State Opera Outreach Quartet and has won various awards in the National Association of Teachers of Singing competitions, as well as winning Audience Choice at the 2025 VanderLaan Prize. In his spare time, Caden loves to build cosplay armor and props, as well as spending time with his colleagues. Caden will be studying with Jeffrey Springer at the Cincinnati Conservatory and has previously studied with Daniel Ebbers at the University of the Pacific, as well as Dr Cindy Dewey and Thomas Glenn at Utah State University.