John Young
Tenor
John Young made his professional debut in 1997 with The Atlanta Opera as Giuseppe in La traviata,
after his apprenticeship with Ohio Light Opera Company. He has gone on to perform such roles as Arnalta in
Opera Omnia's highly acclaimed New York production of The Corronation of Poppea, as Rodolfo
in La Bohème (Peachtree Repertory Opera), Alfredo in La traviata
(Capitol City Opera), and Tamino in The Magic Flute (New York City Opera Forum). Other
Atlanta Opera appearances have included Perichaud in Massenet's La Rondine, and Ruiz in
Il trovatore. Mr. Young is a member of The Atlanta Opera Chorus and has
performed with the Atlanta Opera Studio, Roswell Lyric Opera, Theater in the Square, Opera Bel Canto, and Savoyards
Musical Theater (now Atlanta Lyric Theatre).
Mr. Young has worked under Robert Shaw with the Atlanta Sympony Chorus and Chamber
Singers, and made his solo debut in 2000 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Kurt Weill's Seven
Deadly Sins with Audra McDonald. His oratorio and concert repertory is extensive. He has studied
voice under Walter Huff, and also performed with Elton John and Nell Carter. He was the winner of the
2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the state of Georgia, and has since appeared in New
York as a soloist with the Trinity of Wall Street Choir, Marble Collegiate Chorale, Grace Episcopal Church Choir,
and the Regina Opera. He has performed all over Europe and at the prestigious Edinburgh festival in La
Didone with the Wooster Group.
His operetta and musical theatre credits have included Frederick in The Pirates
of Penzance, Calif in Kismet, Nanki-Poo in The Mikado, Von
Asterburg in The Student Prince, Richard Dauntless in Rudigore, Fenton
in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Marco in The Gondoliers, and Freddy Einsford-Hill
in My Fair Lady. For Melpomene Records, John Young originates the role of the
Chevalier Dançeny on the Complete Original Concept recording of Dangerous Liaisons.
