CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

"HEAVEN SENT...
JOHN RIESEN IS UNBELIEVABLE"

Hailed as “every inch the hero in stature and voice” (Classical Voice North America), award-winning American tenor John Riesen is consistently impressing audiences with his "impassioned...and vibrant" voice (Opera Today).

John’s growing career boasts a variety of roles in which he excels and includes significant work in opera, musical theatre, oratorio, studio recording, and concert. He has released over 130 studio recordings, that have reached over 10 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music. John is a Founder and the CTO for Emitha LLC, and has helped pave the way for other artists to achieve over 1 BILLION streams on Spotify, over 100 million on Youtube, and is paving the way for the modern musician on digital platforms. He is also an associate producer on the Grammy-Nominated project The Impossible Dream

Seen around the globe, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Pacific Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, Vegas Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, Detroit Opera, Shreveport Opera, Pensacola Opera, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Utah Symphony, Berkshire Opera Festival, Las Vegas Opera, Sioux City Symphony, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Texarkana Symphony, Chautauqua Opera, Marshall Symphony, Opera Montana, Opera Birmingham, Nashville Opera, Opera Roanoke, Greensboro Opera, Gulfshore Opera, Anchorage Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera and many more.

John was also seen on NBC's America's Got Talent as part of the Finalist group Metaphysic, singing "Nessun Dorma" as the voice of Howie Mandel. This performance hailed as, "The best act of the series" by Simon Cowell.

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NEW RELEASE

Letters From the Front

July 3, 2026

Composed by Patrick Zimmerli with libretto by Mirabelle Ordinaire, Letters From The Front is a new work for four voices and piano based on letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime. Executive Producer and pianist Ian Gindes teamed with artistic originator Steve Robinson alongside Zimmerli and Ordinaire to select the letters and set their words to music in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States. Tenor John Riesen, mezzo-soprano Angela Born, bass-baritone David Govertsen, and soprano Desirée Hassler bring to life the voices of the writers by telling their stories. This music is a tribute to the men and women who made the sacrifice of service over the course of 250 years in the hope that their duty was done for a greater purpose — for their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and country.