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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
John Riesen
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Stranger in Paradise
Laura Auer
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Live With Somebody You Love (from "Martin Guerre")
John Riesen, Jay Dref, & Claude-Michel Schönberg
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Amigos Para Siempre
John Riesen
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Agony (from "Into the Woods") (feat. Stephen Sondheim)
John Riesen

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)

Single • 2024
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Torna a Surriento

Single • 2026
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What a World (feat. Laura Auer)

Single • 2025
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Stranger in Paradise (feat. Broadway Studio Orchestra)

Single • 2022
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Pure Imagination

Single • 2026
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (feat. Stevie the Vibe)

Single • 2025
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Turandot, SC 91 Act III: Nessun Dorma

Single • 2022
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I Believe

Single • 2025
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Hymn of Hope

Single • 2026
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La Vie en Rose

Single • 2025

Videos

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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 2. À notre santé au fond d'hiver

Mary Grace Ellerbee, Evan L. Snyder, & John Riesen • 122 views
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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 1. Tu fais beau

Mary Grace Ellerbee, John Riesen, & Evan L. Snyder • 131 views
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Quatre Chansons Cadienne: 4. Ouragan III

Mary Grace Ellerbee, Evan L. Snyder, & John Riesen • 436 views

Live performances

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Soliloquy from Carousel - John Riesen

John Riesen • 91 views
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Prologue (Valjean Soliloquy) from Les Miserables - John Riesen

John Riesen • 579 views
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Beautiful singing of Una furtiva lagrima, John Riesen (OFFICIAL AUDIO LIVE PERFORMANCE)

John Riesen • 11K views
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - John Riesen

John Riesen • 231 views
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"Ah leve-toi soleil" from Romeo et Juliette - John Riesen #tenor #classical #aria #classical

John Riesen • 158 views
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John Riesen performs "Avete torto...Firenze come un albero fiorito" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

John Riesen • 592 views
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La Fleur que tu m'avais jétée (Carmen) - John Riesen (2025)

John Riesen • 330 views
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“Brother Can You Spare a Dime” - John Riesen rehearsal

John Riesen • 381 views
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Nessun Dorma from Turandot (Puccini) - John Riesen #tenor #nessundorma #classical

John Riesen • 34K views

Playlists by John Riesen

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Christmas at Home

Playlist • John Riesen • 224 views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • John Riesen • 27 views