Michael Spyres is one of the most accomplished tenors of his generation, with more than 10 DVDs and 30 CDs to his name. Born and raised in the Ozarks in an extremely musical family, he has been celebrated in the world’s most prestigious international opera houses, festivals, and concert halls. Placing himself among the most legendary tenors, Michael has reached cult status as the only active baritenor today, noted for his interpretations across the widest range of repertoire, from Baroque to Classical to 20th century, while firmly establishing himself as an expert in the Bel Canto, Romantic, and French Grand Opera genres.

Most recently, the Missouri-born singer has emerged as one of today’s most sought-after tenors in the Heldentenor repertoire. He made his Wagner debut as Lohengrin at the Opéra du Rhin in 2024, “soaring to the firmament of Wagner heaven” (Le Monde). During the 2024 Bayreuth Wagner Festival, Michael made his enthusiastically received house and role debut as Siegmund in Die Walküre, returning for his acclaimed first Stolzing in the 2025 opening production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, also reprising Siegmund. His first Tristan in Tristan und Isolde follows in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera in the 2025/26 season.

Other performances in 2025/26 include his role debut as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, a part he repeats at the Wiener Staatsoper, along with his first Ein Sänger in Der Rosenkavalier and Siegmund. At the Opéra Comique in Paris, the superstar tenor appears in the title role of a new production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann. On the concert platform, he is the tenor soloist in the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s New Year’s Eve concerts conducted by Christian Thielemann, as well as in gala concerts at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg and the Musikverein Wien for an operetta program with the Johann Strauß Orchester. Michael also appears in recital at the Wiener Staatsoper, the Palau de les Arts Valencia, and in Riga, Gstaad, Dijon, and Lausanne.

In his meteoric rise, Michael has quickly established himself as one of the greatest singers of his generation and has sung at many of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, concert halls, and festivals, including the Teatro alla Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, La Monnaie Brussels, Dutch National Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salzburg Festival, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro, the Edinburgh Festival, and the BBC Proms.

Since 2015, Michael has had the honor of being the only International Opera Star who is not just a performer but also an impresario. Mr. Spyres has been the Artistic Director of his hometown opera company, the Ozarks Lyric Opera, and has been involved in every aspect of the renaissance of his regional company. In addition to his work as Artistic Director, he has translated libretti and actively teaches masterclasses while guiding young artists’ careers. In recent years, he has produced numerous events, including 15 operas and five gala concerts.

Michael has worked with many of the world’s most renowned conductors, including Barenboim, A. Davis, Elder, Gardiner, Gardner, Gatti, Gergiev, Haïm, Luisi, Mariotti, Muti, Nelson, Nézet-Séguin, Pappano, Petrenko, Pichon, Pidò, Rousset, Rovaris, Summers, Young, and Zedda.

He is the recipient of the 2024 International Opera Awards, the OPER! Award (2024) and Opus Klassik (2024), as well as the 2022 Gramophone Classical Music Award. In 2021, Michael was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government.

August 2025