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Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVb. Allegro assai (Ode to Joy) [Live] by Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, Julia Kleiter, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres & Günther Groissböck, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVb. Allegro assai (Ode to Joy) [Live]Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, Julia Kleiter, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres & Günther Groissböck

Listen to Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87, Act I: "Se di lauri il crine adorno" (Mitridate) by Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Michael Spyres, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87, Act I: "Se di lauri il crine adorno" (Mitridate)Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Michael Spyres

Listen to Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: "Largo al factotum" (Figaro) by Marko Letonja, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg & Michael Spyres, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: "Largo al factotum" (Figaro)Marko Letonja, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg & Michael Spyres

Listen to Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Your Counsel, All Is Urg’d in Vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas) by Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato & Fatma Said, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Your Counsel, All Is Urg’d in Vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato & Fatma Said

Listen to Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: If Not for Mine, for Empire’s Sake - Pursue Thy Conquest, Love (Aeneas, Belinda) by Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro & Fatma Said, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: If Not for Mine, for Empire’s Sake - Pursue Thy Conquest, Love (Aeneas, Belinda)Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro & Fatma Said

Listen to Dom Sébastien: "Seul sur la terre" by Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dom Sébastien: "Seul sur la terre"Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres

Listen to Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II: Stay, Prince! (Spirit, Aeneas) by Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting & Il Pomo d'Oro, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II: Stay, Prince! (Spirit, Aeneas)Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting & Il Pomo d'Oro

Listen to Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: See, See Your Royal Guest Appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido) by Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato & Fatma Said, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: See, See Your Royal Guest Appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)Michael Spyres, Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato & Fatma Said

Listen to La Favorite: "La Maîtresse du Roi" by Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Favorite: "La Maîtresse du Roi"Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres

Listen to La Reine de Chypre: "De mes aïeux ombres sacrées" by Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Reine de Chypre: "De mes aïeux ombres sacrées"Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres

Upcoming Concerts for Michael Spyres

Michael Spyres currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Reina Sofia Palace of the Arts in València, Valencia, Spain.

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Listen to Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 by Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Fatma Said, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting, Il Pomo d'Oro, Beth Taylor & Laurence Kilsby

ALBUMPurcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Fatma Said, Maxim Emelyanychev, Hugh Cutting, Il Pomo d'Oro, Beth Taylor & Laurence Kilsby

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Listen to Donizetti Songs, Vol. 3 by Carlo Rizzi, Michael Spyres & Eloisa-Fleur Thom

ALBUMDonizetti Songs, Vol. 3Carlo Rizzi, Michael Spyres & Eloisa-Fleur Thom

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Visual Live Album) by Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, Julia Kleiter, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres & Günther Groissböck

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Visual Live Album)Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, Julia Kleiter, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres & Günther Groissböck

Listen to Meyerbeer: L'africaine "Vasco da Gama" (J. Selk Critical Edition) by Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Michael McCown, Bianca Andrew, Thomas Faulkner, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Kirsten MacKinnon, Claudia Mahnke, Michael Spyres, Brian Mulligan, Antonello Manacorda & Chor der Oper Frankfurt

ALBUMMeyerbeer: L'africaine "Vasco da Gama" (J. Selk Critical Edition)Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Michael McCown, Bianca Andrew, Thomas Faulkner, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Kirsten MacKinnon, Claudia Mahnke, Michael Spyres, Brian Mulligan, Antonello Manacorda & Chor der Oper Frankfurt

Listen to In the Shadows by Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques & Michael Spyres

ALBUMIn the ShadowsChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques & Michael Spyres

Listen to Contra-Tenor by Michael Spyres, Il Pomo d'Oro & Francesco Corti

ALBUMContra-TenorMichael Spyres, Il Pomo d'Oro & Francesco Corti

Listen to Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 - Harold en Italie, Op. 16 by Michael Spyres, Timothy Ridout, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg & John Nelson

ALBUMBerlioz: Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 - Harold en Italie, Op. 16Michael Spyres, Timothy Ridout, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg & John Nelson

Listen to Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 by John Chest, Maxim Emelyanychev, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Lisette Oropesa & Michael Spyres

ALBUMHandel: Theodora, HWV 68John Chest, Maxim Emelyanychev, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Lisette Oropesa & Michael Spyres

Listen to Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto by Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Elsa Dreisig, Sabine Devieilhe & Michael Spyres

ALBUMMozart: Mitridate, rè di PontoMarc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Elsa Dreisig, Sabine Devieilhe & Michael Spyres

ALBUMBaritenorMichael Spyres

Listen to Amici e Rivali by Corrado Rovaris, I Virtuosi Italiani, Michael Spyres & Lawrence Brownlee

ALBUMAmici e RivaliCorrado Rovaris, I Virtuosi Italiani, Michael Spyres & Lawrence Brownlee

Listen to Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs, Te Deum by Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša, Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jan Martiník, Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres & Svatopluk Sem

ALBUMDvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs, Te DeumCzech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša, Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jan Martiník, Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres & Svatopluk Sem

Listen to Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust by Coro Gulbenkian, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Alexandre Duhamel & Verónica Silva

ALBUMBerlioz: La Damnation de FaustCoro Gulbenkian, John Nelson, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Alexandre Duhamel & Verónica Silva

Listen to Espoir by Carlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres

ALBUMEspoirCarlo Rizzi, Hallé & Michael Spyres

Listen to Hérold: Le pré aux clercs by Marie-Eve Munger, Marie Lenormand, Jeanne Crousaud, Michael Spyres, Christian Helmer, Eric Huchet, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Paul McCreesh

ALBUMHérold: Le pré aux clercsMarie-Eve Munger, Marie Lenormand, Jeanne Crousaud, Michael Spyres, Christian Helmer, Eric Huchet, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Paul McCreesh

Listen to Mayr: Medea in Corinto by Davinia Rodríguez, Fabio Luisi, Michael Spyres, Roberto Lorenzi, Enea Scala, Mihaela Marcu, Paolo Cauteruccio, Nozomi Kato, Marco Stefani & Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia

ALBUMMayr: Medea in CorintoDavinia Rodríguez, Fabio Luisi, Michael Spyres, Roberto Lorenzi, Enea Scala, Mihaela Marcu, Paolo Cauteruccio, Nozomi Kato, Marco Stefani & Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia

Listen to Donizetti: Le duc d'Albe by Laurent Naouri, Gianluca Buratto, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Hallé, Angela Meade & Michael Spyres

ALBUMDonizetti: Le duc d'AlbeLaurent Naouri, Gianluca Buratto, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Hallé, Angela Meade & Michael Spyres

Listen to Rossini: Guillaume Tell (Complete Version Live) by Andrew Foster-Williams, Judith Howarth, Michael Spyres, Alessandra Volpe, Camerata Bach Choir Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis & Antonino Fogliani

ALBUMRossini: Guillaume Tell (Complete Version Live)Andrew Foster-Williams, Judith Howarth, Michael Spyres, Alessandra Volpe, Camerata Bach Choir Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis & Antonino Fogliani

Listen to Donizetti: Les Martyrs by David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury & Michael Spyres

ALBUMDonizetti: Les MartyrsDavid Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury & Michael Spyres

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ALBUMA Fool for LoveConstantine Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Michael Spyres

Listen to Rossini: La Gazzetta by Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Michael Spyres, Giulio Mastrototaro, Judith Gauthier, Marco Cristarella Orestano, Vincenzo Bruzzaniti, Ugo Mahieux, Maria Soulis, Rossella Bevacqua, Christopher Franklin & Filippo Polinelli

ALBUMRossini: La GazzettaCzech Chamber Soloists, Brno, Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Michael Spyres, Giulio Mastrototaro, Judith Gauthier, Marco Cristarella Orestano, Vincenzo Bruzzaniti, Ugo Mahieux, Maria Soulis, Rossella Bevacqua, Christopher Franklin & Filippo Polinelli

Listen to Rossini: Otello by Giorgio Trucco, Ugo Guagliardo, Filippo Adami, Antonino Fogliani, Michael Spyres, Cluj Transilvania Philharmonic Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Jessica Pratt, Geraldine Chauvet, Sean Spyres, Hugo Colin & Leonardo Cortellazzi

ALBUMRossini: OtelloGiorgio Trucco, Ugo Guagliardo, Filippo Adami, Antonino Fogliani, Michael Spyres, Cluj Transilvania Philharmonic Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis, Jessica Pratt, Geraldine Chauvet, Sean Spyres, Hugo Colin & Leonardo Cortellazzi

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About Michael Spyres

Hometown

Mansfield, United States of America

Born

1980

Genre

Classical

Tenor Michael Spyres has amassed an impressive record of major operatic and concert performances in the 2010s and early 2020s. He has appeared on various opera recordings and has issued several distinctive recital albums. Local opera helped launch Spyres' career: by the time he was 22, he had appeared in six full-scale operatic productions. Spyres made his debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in 2006 in Beethoven's Fidelio. Spyres released the recital albums A Fool for Love (2011) and Espoir (2017). He returned the following year with Rossini: Amici e Rivali, a collection of Rossini duets for two tenors on which he teamed with Lawrence Brownlee. In 2021 and 2023, respectively, Spyres released the albums BariTenor and Contra-Tenor, exploring works for unusual voice types.