Since graduating from the University of Southern California with degrees in French horn and voice, Jonathan Mack's career as a lyric tenor has taken him throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia as a recital, concert, and opera singer.

For four years he lived in Germany with his family where he was the leading lyric tenor for the opera houses of Kiel and Dortmund. His guest engagements took him throughout West Germany and France.

Now in his seventeenth season with the Los Angeles Opera, he has performed over forty roles, including Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Kudrjas in Janacek's Katya Kabanova, Quint in Britten's Turn of the Screw and Orpheus in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. This season Mr. Mack appeared in Puccini's Fanciulla del West.

His concert work has included concerts with the London Symphony  Angeles Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra with conductors including Giulini, Mehta, Previn, Boulez, Rattle, Hogwood, and Tilson-Thomas.

Joanathan is in demand as a studio singer and can be heard on numerous soundtracks, including Jurassic Park, Amistad, Anastasia, and Dinosaurs.

Mr. Mack is on the voice faculties at the University of Southern California, Chapman University, and California State University at Long Beach. He is featured soloist on six recordings, most recently on a Crystal CD: John Biggs' Songs of Laughter, Love, and Tears.

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