{{Short description|American operatic tenor (1943–2023)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Evan LeRoy Johnson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = <!--{{Birth date|df=y|1943|02|09}}--> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = Royal Manchester College of Music | occupation = {{Ubl|Operatic tenor|Academic teacher }} | organizations = {{Ubl|Royal Northern College of Music|Royal College of Music|Royal Academy of Music }} | spouse = | awards =m }}
'''Evan LeRoy Johnson''' <!--(9 February 1943)--> is an American operatic tenor who has appeared internationally at leading opera houses and festivals, based at the Bavarian State Opera since 2021. His leading roles include Bizet's Don José and Puccini's Rodolfo and Pinkerton. His performance as the Prince in Dvořák's ''Rusalka'' at the Glyndebourne was recorded on video.
== Life and career == Evan LeRoy Johnson was born in United States. He studied voice at the University of Kentucky and at the Curtis Institute of Music.<ref name="Prague" />
LeRoy Johnson made his European debut at the Norwegian Opera in 2016 in a staged version of Britten's ''War Requiem'' by Calixto Bieito<ref name="Tollali">{{cite web |title=Frighteningly intense: Calixto Bieito directs a devastating War Requiem in Oslo |url=https://bachtrack.com/review-war-requiem-calixto-bieito-norwegian-national-opera-oslo-september-2016 |access-date=2026-03-24 |first=Aksel |last=Tollåli |website=backtrack.com |date=September 13, 2016}} </ref> conducted by Lothar Koenigs. He first appeared in Germany as Don José in Bizet's ''Carmen'' at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater. He first appeared at the Bavarian State Opera in 2018 as Cassio in Verdi's ''Otello'' and joined the ensemble in 2021,<ref name="Prague" /> performing as Rodolfo in Puccini's ''La bohème'', Count Albert in Korngold's ''Die tote Stadt'', Chevalier de la Force in Poulenc's ''Dialogues des Carmélites'', and Brighella in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' by Richard Strauss, among others.
In 2019, he appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival for the first time, as the Prince in Dvořák's ''Rusalka'', conducted by Robin Ticciati. A reviewer noted the pure vocal lyricism of his voice paired with stage presence.<ref name="Karlin" /> He performed as Pinkerton in Puccini's ''Madama Butterfly'' at the Dallas Opera<ref name="Salzburg" /> and in a new production staged by R. B. Schlather at the Oper Frankfurt, with Heather Engebretson in the title role.<ref name="Brachmann" /> He performed as Edgardo in Donizetti's ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and as the tenor soloist in Verdi's Requiem at the Opera Philadelphia. He appeared as Lensky in Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin'' at the San Francisco Opera.<ref name="Salzburg" /> He performed at the Salzburg Festival as Malcolm in Verdi's ''Macbeth''. He first appeared at the National Theatre in Prague as the Prince in ''Rusalka'' in 2023.<ref name="Prague" />
== References == <references>
<ref name="Brachmann">{{cite news | last = Brachmann | first = Jan | url = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/madama-butterfly-an-der-oper-frankfurt-18053475.html | title = Puccini in Frankfurt : Das Schlimmste passiert im Kopf | newspaper = FAZ | date = May 14, 2022 | language = de | access-date = June 30, 2022 }}</ref>
<ref name="Karlin">{{cite web | last = Karlin | first = David | url = https://bachtrack.com/review-rusalka-glyndebourne-still-ticciati-leroy-johnson-matthews-july-2019 | title = How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka | website = bachtrack.com | date = July 5, 2019 | access-date = 17 February 2024 }}</ref>
<ref name="Prague">{{cite web | url = https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/profile/evan-leroy-johnson-148526795 | title = Evan LeRoy Johnson | website = National Theatre | date = July 2023 | access-date = 17 February 2024 }}</ref>
<ref name="Salzburg">{{cite web | url = http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2008/oct08/Tchaikovsky_Eugene_Onegin_0734434.htm | title = Evan LeRoy Johnson | website = Salzburg Festival | date = July 2023 | access-date = 17 February 2024 }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{discogs artist}} * {{IMDb name|nm10315546}} * [https://www.operabase.com/artists/evan-leroy-johnson-33441/de Evan LeRoy Johnson / Tenor] operabase.com <!--* [https://www.muziekweb.nl/en/Link/M00000248066/CLASSICAL/Ryland-Davies Ryland Davies] (recordings) Muziekweb-->
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