Michael Spyres - NOSPR

Michael Spyres is one of the most accomplished Tenors of his generation with already 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.

During the 2024-25 season, Michael Spyres performs the role of Manrico in Il trovatore at Houston Grand Opera, the title role of Palestrina, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos and Florestan in Fidelio at the Wiener Staatsoper, as well as Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Bayreuther Festspiele. During the 2023-24 season Spyres made his debut in the title role of Lohengrin at the Opéra du Rhin of Strasbourg and as Siegmund in Die Walküre at Bayreuther Festspiele. He also sang Licinius in a new staging of La vestale at the National Opéra de Paris and Énée in Les Troyens at Salzburger Festspiele, BBC Proms and Berliner Festspiele. Other recent highlights include the title role in Idomeneo and Pollione in Norma at the Metropolitan Opera, Don Jose in Carmen at Opéra National de Paris and at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Jupiter in Handel’s Semele at Bavarian State Opera. Spyres has performed at opera houses and festivals worldwide such as Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Aix en Provence Festival, Chicago Lyric Opera and Teatro Real de Madrid.

He has been the Artistic Director of the Ozarks Lyric Opera since 2015. Spyres won the Male Singer Award in the 2023 International Opera Awards, was named Best Male Singer of the Year at the 2024 Oper! Awards and received the Opus Klassik 2024 for his solo album In The Shadows. With Il Pomo d’Oro, he recorded the highly acclaimed album Contra-Tenor, a spectacular follow-up to his Gramophone Award-winning BariTenor.