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John Riesen
Hailed as “every inch the hero in stature and voice” (Classical Voice North America), award-winning American tenor John Riesen is consistently impressing audiences with his "impassioned...and vibrant" voice (Opera Today). John’s growing career boasts a variety of roles in which he excels and includes significant work in opera, musical theatre, oratorio, studio recording, and concert. He has released over 85 studio recordings, that have reached well over 8 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music. John is the head of Spotify promotion for Emitha LLC, and has helped other artists achieve over 100 million streams on Spotify. He is also an associate producer on the Grammy-Nominated project The Impossible Dream John has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as with the Pacific Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Vegas Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Des Moines Metro Opera, Detroit Opera, Montana Opera, Nashville Opera, Shreveport Opera, Opera Roanoke, Pensacola Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Texarkana Symphony, Opera Las Vegas and several others. John was also seen on NBC's America's Got Talent as part of the Finalist group Metaphysic, singing "Nessun Dorma" as the voice of Howie Mandel. This performance hailed as, "The best act of the series" by Simon Cowell.

Songs

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Rainbow
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Amigos Para Siempre
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Turandot, SC 91 Act III: Nessun Dorma
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What a World (feat. Laura Auer)
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Stranger in Paradise

Albums

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Christmas at Home

2020
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What You'd Call a Dream

2019

Singles & EPs

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Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me réveiller (Live)

Single2024
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I Believe

Single2025
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Diamond

Single2025
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Stranger in Paradise (feat. Broadway Studio Orchestra)

Single2022
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La Vie en Rose

Single2025
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Child

Single2025
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Turandot, SC 91 Act III: Nessun Dorma

Single2022
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What a World (feat. Laura Auer)

Single2025
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Pure Imagination

Single2026
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (feat. Stevie the Vibe)

Single2025

Videos

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Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin - John Riesen, tenor

John Riesen657 views
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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 4. Ouragan III

Mary Grace Ellerbee, Evan L. Snyder, & John Riesen427 views
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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 2. À notre santé au fond d'hiver

Mary Grace Ellerbee, Evan L. Snyder, & John Riesen120 views
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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 1. Tu fais beau

Mary Grace Ellerbee, John Riesen, & Evan L. Snyder127 views

Live performances

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Soliloquy from Carousel - John Riesen

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Prologue (Valjean Soliloquy) from Les Miserables - John Riesen

John Riesen544 views
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Beautiful singing of Una furtiva lagrima, John Riesen (OFFICIAL AUDIO LIVE PERFORMANCE)

John Riesen11K views
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - John Riesen

John Riesen222 views
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"Ah leve-toi soleil" from Romeo et Juliette - John Riesen #tenor #classical #aria #classical

John Riesen155 views
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John Riesen performs "Avete torto...Firenze come un albero fiorito" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

John Riesen573 views
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La Fleur que tu m'avais jétée (Carmen) - John Riesen (2025)

John Riesen310 views
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“Brother Can You Spare a Dime” - John Riesen rehearsal

John Riesen363 views
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Nessun Dorma from Turandot (Puccini) - John Riesen #tenor #nessundorma #classical

John Riesen34K views

Playlists by John Riesen

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Christmas at Home

PlaylistJohn Riesen224 views
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Official Music Videos

PlaylistJohn Riesen27 views