Lynette Tapia and John Osborn

06/08/2024

Excited to promote that Lynette and I will be playing Norina and Ernesto in Opera Classica Europe's production of DON PASQUALE. Performance is in the castle courtyard of the most beautiful Schloss Braunfels on August 3rd.
Viva la lirica, e viva Donizetti!

02/03/2024

I'm so excited to share the stage with my bride of 27+ years! Lynette Tapia and I debuted this opera, LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT, here in Orange County in 1998. The Legendary Richard Bonynge was our conductor, Steward Maunders directed, and we had a fabulous cast including Marianne Pratniki as the Marquise and Kristopher Irmiter as Sulpice.

This time, we have Mattia Venni as Sulpice and Erin Theodorakis as the Marquise, and welcome Ryan Reithmeier as Corporal and the young ladies and gents of OCHSA for our chorus, Kelly Kuo conducts in this Parnassus Society presentation at Soka University Performing Arts Center today at 3pm.

I'm looking forward to seeing so many of our friends and family there!

02/03/2024

The artist who rendered me immortalized in the beautiful painting... Mille grazie, Antonio Signorello!

10/21/2023

Lynette Tapia and I are super excited to be performing ONE single performance of LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT with the Parnassas Society at the Soka Iniversity Concert Hall in Aliso Viejo, February 3, 2024 .
Come get your tickets while they're hot! Link is in the comments.

09/30/2023

Today 7.30pm, on the @ö1 radio online (https://sound.orf.at/radio/oe1/sendung/181083/gaetano-donizetti-les-martyrs),
you can listen to an extraordinary performance of no more forgotten masterpiece by Donizetti. Phenomenal cast, choir and orchester under the baton of amazing Jeremie Rhorer.

Mit Roberta Mantegna (Pauline), John Osborn (Polyeucte), Mattia Olivieri (Sévère), David Steffens (Félix), Nicolò Donini (Callistènes), Patrick Kabongo (Néarque). Arnold Schoenberg Chor, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien; Dirigent: Jérémie Rhorer. (Eine Produktion des Theaters an der Wien, a...

09/12/2023

So excited and still in disbelief of our Emmy Nomination for our concert that was broadcast on Iowa PBS. Go Lynette Tapia, Ryan Haskins and the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra!

07/25/2023

Ready for my last leg of my trip home. Next up: Rest and recuperation, and memorize LES MARTYRS!!!

07/19/2023

Join us in Schloss Braunfels on August 5th! It's going to be magical, funny, and beautiful!

06/23/2023

Had such a blast last evening at The Gate with our church family reaching out to the community. We brought together 3 other churches and so many wonderful people to enjoy the amazing Philip Anthony Bardowell and his Eagles Tribute Band. There was Kona Ice, a fun raffle, and lots of great tunes. Thank you David H. Bardowell for being my Pastor. You and so many others were responsible for a moving and entertaining evening of fellowship and fun!

04/09/2023

Lynette Tapia sings, "How Great Thou Art" today at The Gate Christian Bible Church for our Easter Service. I still get chills and teary eyes of pride and joy every time I hear and see her perform this amazing rendition of this epic hymn.

Happy Easter everyone!

02/28/2023

My dear Heelan alums, family and friends, as there is a planned reception in the luxurious lobby of the Warrior Hotel after my concert next Saturday, March 11 at the Orpheum Theatre, I would love to have a list of as many of you to attend as possible. I believe it's open to all of you, but I would appreciate knowing who all is planning to attend. I can't wait to see so many of you, and I hope to greet each and everyone of you. Please message me, or respond here. See you soon!

01/11/2023

Excited to return to the stage of Teatro Costanzi here at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma! Toi toi to my delightful cast of Aleksandra Kurzak (Adina), Simone del Savio (Dr. Dulcamara), Alessio Arduini (debut as Belcore), and Giulia Mazzola (Giannetta), chorus, orchestra and crew of the Teatro dell'Opera, and Francesco Lanzillotta making his debut conducting in this wonderful opera house! Production by Ruggero Capuccio.

10/18/2022

Divertente, no?!?!?

07/26/2022

Lynette Tapia and I are so excited to sing this LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR together at Castle Braunfels, and with Lester Lynch as Enrico and Franco Giacosa conducting. Thank you, Michael Vaccaro from Opera Coassica Europa for making this dream become a reality. See you soon in Europe!

02/10/2022

Announcement: Lynette Tapia and John Osborn will be performing one performance only, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti, with Opera Classica Europa August 6, 2022 at Schloss Braunfels near Wezlar, Germany. The Count and Countess of Solms host this event every year. Come and enjoy the most unique and enchanting operatic experience of your life!

04/08/2021

Lynette and John celebrated Easter Sunday at The Gate Christian Bible Church. We are so blessed to have a new meeting point where we can all come together to worship once again after an entire year of online only! Hallelujah, Christ is Risen!