Brandon Jovanovich

One of the most important dramatic tenors in the world today, Brandon Jovanovich is sought after by the world’s leading opera companies, including the Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Opernhaus Zürich, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera Company, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Australia, and Glyndebourne Festival. Jovanovich commands an especially wide repertoire ranging from Florestan in »Fidelio« to such Wagnerian roles as Siegmund in »Die Walküre« and the title roles in »Lohengrin« and »Parsifal«, as well as Cavaradossi in »Tosca«, Dick Johnson in »La fanciulla del West«, Gherman in »The Queen of Spades«, Don José in »Carmen«, and Enée in »Les Troyens«. The plans oft he 2019/20 season included Canio in »Pagliacci« at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam and Samson in »Samson et Dalila« at the Staatsoper Berlin. He recently appeared at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in »The Queen of Spades« and »Madama Butterfly«. In the 2018/19 season, Jovanovich appeared at the Wiener Staatsoper as Enée in »Les Troyens« and subsequently reprised the role in a new production at the Opéra National de Paris. He also returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin for his debut in the title role of »Parsifal«, to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Dick Johnson in »La fanciulla del West«, and to the San Francisco Opera as the Prince in »Rusalka«, a role he has sung often in theaters including the Metropolitan Opera and Vienna State Opera and at the Glyndebourne Festival. In the 2017/18 season, Jovanovich made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Sergei in »Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk«, as well as his debut in the role of Dick Johnson at the Opernhaus Zürich. He also returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin as the title role in »Lohengrin«, appeared at the Los Angeles Opera as Don José in »Carmen«, and sang Siegmund in »Die Walküre« at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera. Jovanovich made his highly acclaimed debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2017 as Sergei and returned in 2018 as Gherman in »The Queen of Spades«, conducted by Marius Jansons. In the 2016/17 season, Jovanovich made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Don José, later returning to Vienna as Sergei. He also returned to the Metropolitan Opera as the Prince in »Rusalka«, to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Enée and Don José, to the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Siegmund, and to the Opernhaus Zürich as Lohengrin. On the concert platform, Jovanovich made his debut with the Hallé Orchestra, singing Schoenberg’s »Gurre-Lieder« under Sir Mark Elder.