John Osborn (tenor)

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John Osborn (born May 16, 1972) is an American

Rossini
, and roles in French Grand Opera.

He was born in Sioux City, Iowa,[1] and studied music at Simpson College. He made his professional debut in The Saint of Bleecker Street at the Des Moines Metro Opera in 1993.

Osborn was a winner of the

Guillaume Tell with the company.[3]

In 2007, he made his role debut as Arnold in Rossini's opera

Meyerbeer's grand opera Les Huguenots at La Monnaie, Brussels.[4] John Osborn has sung the title of role of Rossini's Otello
at the Opéra de Lausanne, Switzerland, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Italy, and also in Vienna, Paris, Lyon, Zurich and Salzburg Festspielhaus, among other venues.

Further lead roles in French opera repertoire include Roméo in

Opera di Roma.[6]

In 2017 the tenor won widespread acclaim for his performances in the leading role of Jean de Leyde in Meyerbeer's

Aalto-Musiktheater Essen.[8]

John Osborn is the recipient of the 2011 Goffredo Petrassi Award for his contributions to Italian culture,[4] 2012 Aureliano Pertile Award in Asti, Italy for his portrayal as Roméo at the Arena di Verona; 2014 Premio Bellini D’Oro in Catania, Sicily for his Elvino in La sonnambula in Bari’s Teatro Petruzzelli and Alfredo Germont in La traviata at the Arena di Verona; 2016 "Prix d’Amis" from the Friends of the Dutch National Opera for his performances as Cellini in Benvenuto Cellini; the Italian “Franco Abbiati” Critics Award for best “Male Singer” for his critically acclaimed performances as Fernand in La favorite in Teatro La Fenice, Cellini in Benvenuto Cellini at Teatro dell’opera di Roma, and his Otello in Otello: ossia il moro di Venezia by Rossini at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli in the season 2016; and most recently the Italian "Oscar della Lirica" from Fondazione Arena di Verona in the category of "Best Tenor" 2016/17 (Awards Ceremony held in Haiku, Hainan, China).

Audio recordings include ‘’Tribute to Gilbert Duprez’’ with Constantine Oberlian and the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra on Delos Records,L'amour consacré and La coppia degli acuti with wife and soprano, Lynette Tapia, Christopher Larkin conducting the English Chamber Orchestra;

Guillaume Tell (the complete French version) with Antonio Pappano and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; and Norma on Decca label with Cecilia Bartoli, Sumi Jo, and Michele Pertusi
.

Video recordings include the operas

Opéra de Lyon Japan Tour's televised by NHK
).

Osborn is an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West summer conservatory program, where he attended in 1997.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Official biography". Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ Metropolitan Opera National Council Winners
  3. ^ Inc., Inmagic. "BiblioTech PRO V3.2a". Retrieved 3 November 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b c d He has recently reprised the role in Dresdner Semperoper and Grand' Théâtre de Genève. "John Osborn — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ Leipsic, Jeffrey A. "MUNICH: La Juive". www.operanews.com.
  6. ^ Verga, Renato. "Comedy and drama in Auber's Fra Diavolo: a balance well obtained at Opera di Roma". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  7. ^ Cadars, Pierre (26 June 2017). "Le Prophète de Meyerbeer à Toulouse – Retour en voix – Compte-rendu". Concertclassic (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ^ Roling, Laura. "Thrilling Le Prophète in Essen – Operatics". www.operaticsonline.com.
  9. ^ "Lynette Tapia & John Osborn - CD Baby Music Store". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Alumni Search". musicacademy.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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