Jonathan Michie

Praised for his “vivid acting and virile baritone” (Bachtrack), in the 2023/24 season Jonathan Michie returns to Oper Leipzig as Papageno in a brand new production of Die Zauberflöte directed by Matthias Davids and conducted by Jonathan Darlington. He will revive signature roles such as Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Marcello in La bohème, Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, and Dandini in La Cenerentola. He also debuts at the Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt as Fortitudo in Haydn’s Applausus. Last season he created the role of Alan Turing in the world premiere of Justine Chen and David Simpatico’s The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing with Chicago Opera Theater. Recent seasons have included his Seattle Opera debut as Dandini in La Cenerentola, his Israeli Opera debut as Figaro in Il barbiere di Sivigl