Jeffrey Hartman

Jeffrey Hartman, recently sang the role of Siegmund in a concert version of  Die Walküre under the umbrella of Opera Classica Europoa and was the first prize winner of the Offenbach Opera Competition in 2023, jumped in as Jean de Leyde in Meyerbeer's LE PROPHÈTE at Bard University in New York and also has performed with Opera Classica Europa in numerous concerts, including A Tribute To Enrico Caruso and concerts for stage and screen. In 2023, he also sang the role of Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos as part of MusikfürMusik and Verdi's Messa di Requiem with Opera Classica Europa. Mr. Hartman's 2022 season was equally impressive, as he garnered acclaim for his portrayal of Calaf in Turandot at the Theater Regensburg. Opera Magazine praised his performance, stating, “Jeffrey Hartman as Calaf possesses a thoroughly heroic tenor that remains effortlessly supple, complemented by his compelling stagecraft, a true actor” (Klaus Kalchschmid). Following his triumph in Regensburg, he stepped in on short notice to perform the role of Carlo in Verdi’s Giovanna D'Arco with the choir and symphony orchestra of the Utrecht Opera. Additionally, he took over from Gregory Kunde as cover for Calaf in Turandot at the Hamburg State Opera. His debut in Austria, and simultaneously his role debut, came as Jean de Leyde in Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète at the Landestheater Linz, where critics remarked that “the voice of the American tenor is akin to expensive velvet.”

Prior to his engagement in Linz, Mr. Hartman returned to Hong Kong to assume the role of Pinkerton in the Musica Viva Hong Kong production of Madama Butterfly, and made his Polish debut as Don José in Carmen at the Wroclawska Opera. The same year, he also debuted in the title role of Les Contes d'Hoffmann at the Passaggio Opera in Berlin. In September 2016, Mr. Hartman made his European debut at the Theater Chemnitz as Calaf in Turandot, where he was lauded with the words, “The American tenor was flawless, with his soft, warm timbre” — Chemnitzer Morgenpost. He returned to Chemnitz for reprised performances of this production in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

In 2017, he also made his debut as De Grieux in Manon Lescaut at the Theater Osnabrück, and in the United Kingdom, he performed as Rodolfo in La Bohème with Northern Ireland Opera and the Ulster Symphony Orchestra at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. In 2015, he joined the ensemble of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where he was engaged as a cover for Cavaradossi in Tosca. He later made his debut as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Seattle Opera, a role he also reprised at the Palm Beach Opera. Mr. Hartman further showcased his artistry as a soloist with the Seattle Youth Symphony in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.