With an affinity for high lyric repertoire and some of opera’s most acrobatic arias, young American tenor Jack Swanson made an acclaimed debut with Glyndebourne on Tour last autumn as Conte Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia), bringing further debuts in Europe in 2018/19: his first Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore) at Den Norske Opera, and Sam Kaplan (Street Scene) for Oper Köln. Following his first appearance as Candide for LA Opera last season, Jack reprises the role in concert at Théatre des Champs-Elysées and Opéra de Marseille under Robert Tuohy.
During his studies at the University of Oklahoma, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and as a young artist with The Seagle Music Colony, Jack performed roles such as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Eurimaco (Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria) and Albert Herring. Following his time as an apprentice with Santa Fe Opera, Jack appeared there last summer as Lindoro (L’italiana in Algeri).
On the concert platform, Jack Swanson has already performed Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana, made his Kennedy Center debut with selections from Schumann’s Dichterliebe, and made his European concert debut last season with Orchestre National de Lille in a series of concerts celebrating the Bernstein centenary.
Jack has had great competition success in recent years including first place in Florida Grand Opera’s Young Patroness Competition, and has twice been awarded the Richard Tucker Memorial award from Santa Fe Opera.
