Mike Young

Mike Young, baritone, is an Ohio native based in Cincinnati. Mike performs a wide variety of repertoire, from Bach to Wagner, on the operatic and concert stages. Recent operatic performances include Alberich in Wagner’s Siegfried, Marcello in Puccini’s La Boheme, Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca, George Milton in Floyd’s Of Mice and Men, Enrico in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, and the titular roles in Verdi’s Macbeth and Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Concert performances include the title role of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Baritone Soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, and Bach’s B Minor Mass, Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion, and St. John Passion. Mike is a member of The Bach Ensemble at St. Thomas, Collegium Cincinnati, and Coro Volante. Mike also serves on the voice faculties of both Xavier University and Thomas More University.