British tenor, John Findon studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Opera Course. He was a Harewood Artist at English National Opera from 2022–24 and a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne Festival in 2017.
Recent highlights include his role debuts as Don Jose Carmen at Glyndebourne Festival and title role of Peter Grimes at English National Opera. He made his house debut at Bayerische Staatsoper for 1st Armoured man and 2nd Priest Die Zauberflöte, a role debut as Steva Jenůfa at English National Opera, revived the role of Luke The Handmaid’s Tale at English National Opera, before spending the summer at Glyndebourne Festival for 1st Armed Man/2nd Priest Die Zauberflöte and cover Melot Tristan und Isolde.
Previous operatic performances include The Fool Wozzeck at Royal Opera House under the baton of Antonio Pappano, Vasek Bartered Bride, cover Bacchus Ariadne auf Naxos and Florestan Fidelio at Garsington Opera. As a Harewood Artist at ENO, John has sung Spoletta Tosca, Mime and Loge (cover) Das Rheingold, Paul (cover) Die tote Stadt. Siegmund (cover) The Valkyrie, Innkeeper/Cock The Cunning Little Vixen; Peasant Luisa Miller, Remendado Carmen, Heurtebrise (cover) Orphée and Witch Hansel and Gretel. As as Jerwood Young Artist, his roles included Borso Rigoletto, Melot Tristan und Isolde, Florestan (cover) Fidelio, Player 2 Hamlet, Officer Ariadne auf Naxos, Giuseppe (cover) La traviata and Faninal’s Major-Domo (cover) Der Rosenkavalier.
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Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
John Findon, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Helsinki Music Centre Choir
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
Dominante
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Alumni of the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon
ODE 1451-2D
Released 02/2025