John Osborn
Born: 16th May 1972, Sioux City, Iowa
Nationality: American
Artist's website: http://www.johnosborntenor.com
John Osborn is an American operatic tenor. He is particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire, especially the works of Rossini, and roles in French Grand Opera.
He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, 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 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1994 at the age of 21.
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Meyerbeer's Le prophète from Mark Elder and the London Symphony Orchestra
2nd Jul 2024
This weird and wonderful opera about a Flanders innkeeper who is radicalised into religious extremism really catches fire on a live recording from last year's Aix-en-Provence Festival, with the London Symphony Orchestra on barnstorming form and American tenor John Osborn at the top of his game in the demanding title-role.
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Cecilia Bartoli sings Bellini’s Norma
20th May 2013
Giovanni Antonini recreates Bellini’s masterpiece as it would have been heard at its 1831 premiere, with period instruments, a light soprano Adalgisa, and a high mezzo in the formidable title-role – Bartoli, radiating neurotic intensity and raw pathos as the infanticidal Druid priestess.
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New. Fromental Halévy: La Juive
Ambur Braid (Rachel), John Osborn (Éléazar), Gerard Schneider (Léopold), Monika Buczkowska (Eudoxie), Simon Lim (Cardinal Brogni) Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Henrik Nánási, Tatjana Gürbaca
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Special offer. A Tribute to Gilbert Duprez
John Osborn (tenor) Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Chorus, Constantine Orbelian
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Special offer. Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
John Osborn (Jean de Leyde), Elizabeth DeShong (Fidès), Mané Galoyan (Berthe), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Count Oberthal) London Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th June 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2024, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable
John Osborn (Robert), Nicolas Courjal (Bertram), Amina Edris (Alice), Erin Morley (Isabelle), Nico Darmanin (Raimbaut) Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
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Limelight Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Opera
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