About

Having appeared on the stages of Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and many more, Michael Kuhn is a versatile actor and singer, praised for his "clear and robust" tenor (Opera News) and described as “an artist of almost terrifying magnetism” (The Observer)

Michael recently made his principal artist debut with Des Moines Metro Opera for the company’s 50th anniversary season, appearing as Francis Flute in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; a performance in which he was praised for his “fresh and attractive lyric tenor” (Opera Today). Other notable appearances this season have included returns to both Opera Omaha as Tobias in Sweeney Todd, and New York’s On Site Opera as Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi. In 2023, Michael makes his Broadway debut in the revival of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford.

Notable New York City appearances include Basel in two hit Off-Broadway runs of ¡Figaro! 90210, Romano in the world premiere of Stonewall with New York City Opera, and Male Chorus in the Rape of Lucretia with LoftOpera. He has performed throughout the US at companies such as Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Omaha, Florida Grand Opera, Central City Opera, Virginia Opera, Syracuse Opera, The Caramoor Festival, The Princeton Festival, Opera in The Heights, Livermore Valley Opera, and more. Michael recently made his international debut with France’s Festival Lyrique-en-mer, appearing as Spoletta in Tosca, Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor and as the tenor soloist in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. Prior to cancellation due to Covid-19, Michael was to return to Lyrique-en-mer as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah.

In concert repertoire, Michael has appeared at Carnegie Hall as the tenor soloist in Haydn’s Mariazellermesse. He was heard both nationally via broadcast and in Jordan Hall in the world premiere of Illuminessence, Prayers for Peace, a Vatican-commissioned oratorio performed as part of The New England Conservatory’s ten-year memorial concert for September 11th. He has performed as a soloist with the Omaha Symphony, MidAmerica Productions at Carnegie Hall, The Carolina Philharmonic, Cape Symphony, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Symphony by the Sea, Bourbon Baroque, The New York Choral Society, St. George’s Choral Society, and the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn.

A passionate recitalist, Michael recently debuted his self-directed performance project, in collaboration with pianist Thomas Weaver, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) titled Nacht und Träume, a staged recital of German lieder programmed to represent a journey through a night of vivid dreaming, performed on a bed and surrounded by artwork curated as part of an exhibit called The Lure of the Dark. He recently reprised the performance with The Kaufman Music Center as part of their Musical Storefronts series.

Michael is a native of Crofton, MD and currently resides in New York City. He is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory (MM Vocal Performance) and Syracuse University (BM Music Industry).