Here’s more about John:
* Blessed with an unusually high voice, John says he always sang in the soprano section in his church choir, which resulted in him being teased for singing “like a girl.”
* But he says in an April 2020 video that he never let the ridicule deter him. “I’ve always known that I was supposed to be a singer,” he added.
* Even after puberty, he kept his soprano range. Now he’s an in-demand and award-winning countertenor who’s performed around the world.
* His background is in gospel and jazz music. In fact, he’s performed with Jason Mraz and released a jazz album called “The Holiday Guide.”
* But he’s also classically trained with a master in vocal performance from the University Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and a diploma in opera studies from Juilliard in New York.
* He made his operatic debut in 2011 and in 2015 was named one of Broadway World’s “New York Opera Gifts the Keep on Giving.”
* In fact, John’s already scheduled to make his Metropolitan Opera debut next March.
* On Instagram, John says he’s also on the receiving end of many surname jokes. But he writes: “Who wouldn’t want a name like that!? When I open my mouth to sing – I want all, within earshot, to feel the joy one experiences during a holiday.”
* You’ll also find a touching tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on John’s Instagram page. He met her through performances at the Glimmerglass Opera, which she’d attend each summer.
* Writes John: “When she set her eyes on you, she’d make a straight line to give you one of the tightest and most heartfelt hugs you could ever imagine. I’ll miss those hugs and that smile — that beautiful smile.”
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