American tenor, Norman Reinhardt is one of the worlds leading operatic artists in the lyric and bel canto repertoire.

Norman Reinhardt’s upcoming 2024/25 season include his role debut as Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s EUGENONEGIN at Northern Ireland Opera in Belfast, followed by another role debut as Lyonel in MARTHA at Opera de Limoges. He will return to Italy to the sing the title role in Bernstein’s CANDIDE at Teatro Verdi in Triest. In addition to his extensive career as a soloist, Norman has recently been appointed Artist in Residence at Northwestern University, and is also Co-Founder and Music Director for Living Opera, a multi-media startup in the opera and classical music space aimed at producing materials to educate and empower artists everywhere.

Latest season highlights include his house debut at English National Opera as Tamino/DIEZAUBERFLÖTE, Pollione/NORMA at Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, his role debut as Don Jose/CARMEN at Shenzhen Opera in co-production with State Opera Hamburg, Steva Buryja/JENUFA at Palau de les Arts Valencia, Mark/THE WRECKERS and Tamino/DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE at Grand Opera Houston, Tamino/DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE at Komische Oper in Berlin, as well as the debuts as Edgar Aubrey/DER VAMPYR by Marschner at Opera Hannover and as Alfonso/VIOLANTA at Teatro Regio Torino. Furthermore, he sung Pollione/NORMA in Stuttgart, Adolar in Christof Loy’s new production of EURYANTHE for Theater an der Wien, Lurcanio/ARIODANTE for Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and Flamand/CAPRICCIO at Teatro Real in Madrid.

Since graduating from the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Norman Reinhardt’s ongoing relationship with the company has included Ferrando/COSI FAN TUTTE, Bénédict/BÉATRICE ET BENEDICT,  Lysander MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, Ernesto/DON PASQUALE, Tony/WEST SIDE STORY, Cassio/OTELLO, Leceister/MARIASTUARDA and Jacquino/FIDELIO. As a member of the ensemble at Oper Leipzig he extended his repertoire to include, Alfredo/LA TRAVIATA, Lensky /EUGEN ONEGIN, Almaviva IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Don Ottavio/DON GIOVANNI, Tom Rakewell/THERAKE’S PROGRESS and Tamino/DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, several of which he performed under the baton of Ulf Schirmer. In particular, Tamino has brought considerable critical acclaim leading to a debut at the Bregenz Festival in David Pountney’s production under Patrick Summers (released on DVD by Unitel). Tamino has since become one of Norman Reinhardt’s signature roles with further appearances at San Francisco Opera and at Teatro Real Madrid in Barrie Kosky’s production with Ivor Bolton conducting.  

Norman Reinhardt made his debut at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, and at the Salzburg Festival as Tony (West Side Story) alongside Cecilia Bartoli and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. He sang his first Pollione/NORMA alongside Bartoli at both Théatre des Champs-Élysées and at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and he returned to Salzburg Whitsun Festival as both Rodrigo in LA DONNA DEL LAGO, and as Lurcanio in Christof Loy’s production of ARIODANTE.  Norman Reinhardt works with some of the world’s leading conductors and stage directors including James Conlon, Jésus López Cobos, Laurent Pelly, Christoph Marthaler, and Jürgen Flimm to name but a few.