John Osborn (born May 16, 1972) is an American operatictenor. He is particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire, especially the works of Rossini, Donizetti and roles in French Grand Opera.
In 2007, he made his role debut as Arnold in Rossini's opera William Tell, with Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, a role he has since repeated at the Royal Opera House, London, Theater an der Wien, Grand Théâtre de Genève, The Metropolitan Opera, Dutch National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Regio di Torino and his debut at Carnegie Hall with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda and the Teatro Regio di Torino (Italian version).[3] In 2011 he appeared in the very demanding leading role of Raoul in Meyerbeer's grand operaLes Huguenots at La Monnaie, Brussels.[3] 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 Tokyo, Vienna, Paris, Lyon, Zurich and Salzburg Festspielhaus, among other venues.
John Osborn is the recipient of the 2011 Goffredo Petrassi Award for his contributions to Italian culture,[3] 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;[8]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. La Semiramide from Rossini Festival Bad Wildbad on Naxos, and Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer.