Michael Spyres was born and raised in the Ozarks and grew up in an extremely musical family. Mr. Spyres is one of the most sought-after Tenors of his generation with 8 DVDs and 25 CDs to his name, and he has been celebrated on the world’s most prestigious international opera houses, festivals and concert halls. Accomplished and acclaimed in the widest range of repertoire, his unique career has taken him from every genre from Baroque to Classical to 20th century, while firmly establishing himself as an expert within the Bel Canto repertoire as well as within Rossini and French Grand Opera.
The 2021/2022 season sees Michael's solo album debut for Warner/Erato, BariTenor as well as his return to the stage in an incredibly wide range of repertoire. This exciting season will see his role debut as Wagner’s Tristan in a concert version of act 2 with Opéra de Lyon, his role debut as Canio in Pagliacci with the OLOpera, his return as Gounod's Roméo to the Houston Grand Opera, as well as his anticipated debut in the title role of Mozart’s Idomeneo under Hengelbrock in Baden-Baden and again with Pichon and Pygmalion in Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. In addition to the opera stage he appears in recital in Tourcoing, Toulouse, Nîmes and Paris. On the concert stage Michael will star with the Ravello Festival, Opera Philadelphia, Strasbourg Philharmonie, Warsaw Philharmonia, Liceu Barcelona, Theater an der Wien, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, and Teatro alla Scala.
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 such as the Teatro alla Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Paris Opéra, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro Real Madrid, Liceu Barcelona, Lyric Opera Chicago, La Monnaie, Dutch National Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Carnegie Hall, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Bunka Kaikan Tokyo, Salzburg Festival, Aix-en-Provence, Pesaro, the Edinburgh Festival and the BBC Proms.
Since 2015 Michael has had the honor to be 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.
