A regular performer in both Europe and the United States, John Moore is garnering praise for his energetic performances and burnished baritone in both operatic and concert repertoire. He is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program.

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John Moore’s 2025-2026 season features an exciting range of repertoire. He begins the season returning to The Metropolitan Opera, singing Harry in the season-opening premiere of Mason Bates and Gene Scheer’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. He then makes his debut with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for a program of scenes from Adams’ Nixon in China, led by the composer. He also debuts the role of George in Of Mice and Men with Des Moines Metro Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. On the concert stage, John joins the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for an evening of Bach cantatas, Washington Concert Opera as Thoas in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, and Musica Sacra for a concert and recording of Wayne Oquin’s Leaves of Grass (world premiere). Future seasons include his debut with the Finnish National Opera, and appearances with the Het Concertgebouw and Los Angeles Philharmonic. 

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During the 2024-2025 season, John Moore made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Dillon in Mazzoli and Vavrek's The Listeners, and returned to Opera Philadelphia for performances of the same role. He also debuted with Washington National Opera as Steve Jobs in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, a role he has sung across the United States to great acclaim. With Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project, he performed and recorded the role of Kinesias in Mark Adamo's Lysistrata. He joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra twice in the season, for concerts of Handel’s Messiah followed later by performances of Poulenc’s Le bal masqué. 

​Selected highlights of recent seasons include: Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with New Zealand Opera and San Diego Opera; Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona Opera’s production of Shining Brow; The Philadelphia Orchestra’s presentation of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, conducted by Stéphane Denève; the rescheduled tour of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs with Austin Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Atlanta Opera, and Des Moines Metro Opera as Jess in the world premiere of Kristin Kuster’s A Thousand Acres.