Michael Colvin, tenor

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Next Performance

April – May 2026
WERTHER (Massenet)

Role: Schmidt
Canadian Opera Company
Four Seasons’ Centre for Performing Arts,
Toronto, ON

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Recent Reviews

“Colvin [as King Herod]… sang with force and impressive tone as he tore up the stage with his riveting portrayal. He was superb.”
San Francisco Classical Voice

“I thought Michael Colvin was without doubt the best Bob Boles I have heard and seen.”
Seen and Heard International

“the Irish-Canadian tenor Michael Colvin, a Monostatos of astonishing depth, moreover an excellent Spoletta in the Tosca revival.”
Opera Magazine

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Delighted to be sharing the @canadianopera stage o Delighted to be sharing the @canadianopera stage once again with my dear friend and longtime colleague, Alain Coulombe. ✨

Alain and I joined the COC Ensemble Studio together back in 1998 - nearly 30 years ago! What a joy to reunite in this beautiful new production of #Werther… and to share a bottle of stage wine together after all these years.🍷🎶

And if you’re in Toronto tomorrow: Alain and I are performing a FREE Noon Hour recital with Ensemble Studio Head Liz Upchurch at the Four Seasons Centre lobby on Monday, May 11 at 12 PM. Come if you can! 🤩

📸: @coopershoots 

#alaincoulombe 
#werther
Thrilled to join @tmchoir and their wonderful arti Thrilled to join @tmchoir and their wonderful artistic director @jsvallee for Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius next season. This is a monumental work that follows a soul’s spiritual journey from death to the afterlife; a timeless exploration of faith, doubt, and redemption - and a DREAM role for tenor! 

Look forward to sharing the stage again with colleagues @mchardyallyson and @joelallisonbb 

Performances April 1 & 2, 2027. For details and tickets visit TMChoir.org

#dreamrole #elgar #tenor #dreamofgerontius
Thank you @cantabilechambersingers and conductor @ Thank you @cantabilechambersingers and conductor @cher_cjc for inviting me to workshop my new SATB version of THE LAMB, with text by William Blake. Beautiful singing! Can’t wait for the premiere: March 7th at 7:30pm at Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor Street West in Toronto. 🎶🎵🤩
🎶 Thrilled to join Vancouver’s award-winning ELEKT 🎶 Thrilled to join Vancouver’s award-winning ELEKTRA Adult Treble voice choir @elektrayvr for their Reading Session of New Compositions where they’ll be bringing my setting of In Paradisum to life! 🤩 Can’t wait to hear it live this coming Monday Oct. 20th. Pop by if you’re in Vancouver. It’s free to attend! ✨ #ChoralMusic #NewComposition #ElektraChoir #InParadisum
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