Samuel Dale Johnson

Baritone

With a voice described by Bachtrack as “gloriously lyrical”, Australian baritone Samuel Dale Johnson has established a reputation as one of the leading young baritones of today. Mr. Johnson is an alumnus of the renowned Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, where his numerous roles included Moralès Carmen, Silvio Pagliacci, Albert Werther, Leuthold Guillaume Tell and Baron Duphol La traviata. While at Covent Garden, Mr. Johnson made his London Symphony Orchestra debut in Tom Ades’ orchestral work Brahms, conducted by the composer.

Mr. Johnson is currently a member of ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin where his roles in the 2022 – 2023 season include Escamillo Carmen, Peter Hänsel und Gretel on tour to the Royal Opera House, Muscat, Marcello La bohème, Angelotti Tosca and Ostasio Francesca da Rimini. He will also make house debuts with the Rouen Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival as Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In concert, Mr. Johnson makes his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland in Carmina burana.

Previous roles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin include the title role Don Giovanni, Demetrius A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia, the Imperial Commissioner Madama Butterfly and Matthieu Andrea Chénier. Other highlights of recent seasons include Mr. Johnson’s US debut as the Count Il nozze di Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera, Belcore L’elisir d’amore for both the Bordeaux Opera and Zurich Opera, the title role Eugene Onegin for Opera Holland Park and Scottish Opera, Guglielmo Così fan tutte for Northern Ireland Opera and Mr. Johnson’s Japanese debut as the Count Il nozze di Figaro at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival.

Mr. Johnson graduated with a Master of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, where he was a recipient of the RJ Hamer Opera Scholarship with the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust. In 2013 he was awarded 1st Place in the prestigious German Opera Award from the Australian Opera Foundation. Other awards include the Dr Francesco Castellano Operatic Italian Award and the Mostyn Hanger Award for an Outstanding Performance in an Operatic Production (Saul, Gianni Schicchi).