John Osborn

John Osborn Tenor

Biography

Originally from Iowa, John Osborn appears on the world’s leading opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Ballet and Opera, La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Zurich Opera House, and the Salzburg Festival. He has received, among other distinctions, the Goffredo Petrassi Prize for his interpretation of Arnold (Guillaume Tell) in 2011, the Franco Abbiati Prize for Best Singer for several notable performances in Italy, as well as another Franco Abbiati Prize for his recording of Robert le Diable. He was also named “Singer of the Year” for the 2023–2024 season by Opernwelt.

Among his recent engagements are the title roles in Faust in Vienna and Liège, Benvenuto Cellini in Brussels, Werther in Frankfurt, Henry (Les Vêpres siciliennes) in Aix-en-Provence, Pollione (Norma) in Savonlinna, Lord Arturo Talbot (I Puritani), and the title role in Hamlet in Turin, as well as Elvino (La Sonnambula) in Rome. During the 2026–2027 season, he will perform, among others, Faust (La Damnation de Faust), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), and Pollione at the Vienna State Opera.

At the Paris Opera: La Cenerentola (Don Ramiro, 2002); La Juive (Léopold, 2007); Benvenuto Cellini (title role, 2018).

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