John Allen

Equally at home on operatic, concert, and recital stages, baritone John Allen enthralls audiences with his dramatic and richly musical portrayals. His 2024-25 season includes recitals in Berlin and Salt Lake City, appearing as Don Galoppo in Baroque Opera Berlin’s production of La Fantesca, and as part of Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Past operatic roles include Gianni Schicchi, Scarpia, Enrico, Germont, Rigoletto, Leporello, Conte Almaviva, and Sweeney Todd. Featured as soloist with Utah Opera, Lyrical Opera Theater, Opera Contempo, Salt Lake Symphony, Southwest Symphony, American West Symphony, Utah Valley Symphony, Paradigm Chamber Orchestra, Sound of Ages, Moab Music Festival, Park City Chamber Music Festival, and Cathedral of the Madeleine, John has also been presented at Carnegie Hall, Snape Maltings, Abravanel Hall, and the Vatican. In addition to summer studies at Chautauqua and Aspen, John holds a B.Mus from BYU in Violin Performance, and M.Mus and D.M.A. degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting from the University of Utah. www.johnknightallen.com