John Duykers, tenor

Appearances with: Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Royal Opera, the Grand Theatre of Geneva, Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Frankfurt Opera, the National Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, the San Jose Symphony, Gaudeamus Music Week, Aspen Music Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Edinburgh Festival, and the London International Festival of Music, among others

Recent appearances: Thomson’s The Mother of Us All with San Francisco Opera and Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten with Los Angeles Opera

As performer of contemporary music: has sung in over 70 new operas including 41 world premieres; created role of Mao Tse Tung in John Adams’ Nixon in China; sang premiere of Phillip Glass’ In the Penal Colony (2001) and Galileo Galilei (2002)

Upcoming projects: premiere of Kurt Rohde’s Bitter Harvest with the Berkeley Symphony and Kent Nagano, a new version of the opera KALI, Janácek’s Cunning Little Vixen with San Francisco Opera

Currently: developing an opera studies program for the music school at the California Institute for the Arts

High praise: “Duykers possesses an expressive tenor. His performance never fails to intrigue.” — Daily Variety