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This season, American tenor Jonathan Johnson makes his debut as The Prince in _The Love for Three Oranges_ at Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O19 and will appear as Lensky in _Eugene Onegin_ at Palm Beach Opera, Matthew Gurney in _Emmeline_ at Tulsa Opera, Jonathan Dale in _Silent Night_ at Utah Opera, and Beppe in _I Pagliacci_ at Opera Colorado. In concert, Johnson appears as a soloist with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Schumann’s _Das Paradies und die Peri_ as the Young Man, with the Detroit Symphony for Messiah, and in recital with the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago. Johnson is also an Emerging Artist for Opera Philadelphia, where he will be singing in community recitals and special events throughout the 2019-2020 Season.

A graduate of the Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s professional artist-development program, he appeared in the house’s main productions of _Les Troyens, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Merry Widow, Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio, The Magic Victrola_ and Mieczysław Weinberg’s Holocaust opera _The Passenger_. Other recent engagements have included his debut of the title role of Bernstein’s _Candide_ with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, and Des Moines Metro Opera. He made his debut at Canadian Opera Company’s production of _Anna Bolena_, Frederic in _The Pirates of Penzance_ and Lensky in _Eugene Onegin_ at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Fenton in _Falstaff_ at San Diego Opera, Lindoro in _L’italiana in Algeri_ at the Portland Opera, _La Damnation de Faust_ at the Grant Park Music Festival, _Le Fils in Les mamelles de Tirésias_ with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and concert version of _Don Giovanni_ with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, a performance of Schumann’s _Dichterliebe_ as part of a Liederabend in Chicago, and various appearances in the Harris Theater’s Beyond the Aria series, the 125th Anniversary Gala for the Auditorium Theater, and on WFMT radio as part of the Ryan Opera Center Recital Series. He also enjoys a touring relationship with Chris Botti, which has taken him through many cities in the US and abroad.

Hailing from Macon, GA, Mr. Johnson holds a Master’s degree and Professional Artist Certificate from the A.J. Fletcher Institute of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Bachelor's degree in music from Mercer University's Townsend School of Music.