San Diego Opera debut. American tenor Jonathan
Boyd has made recent notable debuts as Lysander in
Midsummer Night’s Dream for both Opéra
de Nice and Opéra de Toulon. Notable performances include the title role of
Werther with Teatro Colón, Tom
Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress with
Opera Faber in Portugal, Romeo in Romeo
and Juliet with Utah Opera, Nashville Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre, Don
Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Oper
Royal de Wallonie and Cleveland Opera, Fenton in
Falstaff with Le Grand Théâtre de Limoges in France, Tamino in
The Magic Flute with Portland Opera
and Seattle Opera, Rodolfo in La bohème
for Nashville Opera and Belmonte in The
Abduction from the Seraglio with Arizona Opera. He has a long association
with Florentine Opera of Milwaukee where he apprenticed and appeared as Camille in
The Merry Widow as well as Don
Ottavio. He has an extensive repertoire in 20th Century opera and
developed the role of George Hancock in the world premiere of
Margaret Garner at Michigan Opera
Theatre and appeared in New York City Operas productions of
Mother of Us All and