John Longmuir

Tenor

Scottish-born Australian tenor John Longmuir is renowned for his lyrical tone and effortless agility. A seasoned performer on both opera and concert stages, he has showcased his versatility across a wide range of roles.

As a principal artist with Opera Australia, John has performed many of the company’s leading leggiero tenor roles, among them Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Narciso in Il turco in Italia, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Fenton in Falstaff and Camille in The Merry Widow. His repertoire also features Rodolfo in La bohème (National Tour), Pong in Turandot, Juan in Don Quichotte, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Gastone in La traviata, The Count of Lerma in Don Carlo, Governor/Vanderdendur in Candide, Beppe in Pagliacci, and Arbace in Idomeneo. He has appeared with State Opera South Australia as Almaviva, Camille and Governor/Vanderdendur, and with National Opera as Oronte in Alcina. John returns to Opera Australia in 2026 as Pong and Camille, and to State Opera South Australia as Remendado in Carmen.

On the concert platform, John’s highlights include Carmina Burana with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the New National Theatre, Tokyo; Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Elijah with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs; Messiah with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic; Rossini’s Stabat Mater with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Perth Symphonic Chorus, Handel’s Israel in Egypt with the Berliner Cappella; and Fauré’s La naissance de Vénus at the Konzerthaus Berlin. He also performed Rev. Horace Adams in Peter Grimes for Sydney Symphony and sang Grimoaldo in concert performances of Handel’s Rodelinda with the Sydney Lyric Orchestra under Richard Bonynge, later released as a commercial recording with ABC Classics.

A graduate of the Australian Opera Studio in Perth, John’s early achievements were winning the Herald-Sun Aria and receiving both the Opera and Arts Support Group Scholarship and the inaugural Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award. He made his professional debut as Ismaele in Nabucco in Tokyo before joining Opera Australia, first as a member of the Young Artist Program and later as a principal artist.